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Oct 30 (Reuters) - European stocks opened lower on Friday,
putting them on track for their sharpest weekly decline since a
brutal selloff in March, as a new round of coronavirus lockdowns
weighed on economic growth expectations.
An underwhelming response to Wall Street's big tech earnings
overnight also hit sentiment, with Europe's tech sector .SXTP
down 0.8%.
Apple suppliers AMS AMS.S , Dialog Semiconductor DLGS.DE
and Infineon Technologies IFXGn.DE fell between 0.6% and 1.6%
after the late launch of new 5G iPhones caused customers to put
off buying new devices. Air France-KLM AIRF.PA fell 4.0% after it unveiled a 1.05
billion-euro ($1.24 billion) quarterly operating loss and warned
of worse to come as a resurgent coronavirus brings new travel
curbs. Among gainers, French construction materials group
Saint-Gobain SGOB.PA rose 3.9% after improved full-year
earnings forecast. The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX fell 0.6% by 0814
GMT, on course for a more than 6% weekly loss in what could be
its worst such decline since an 18% plunge in mid-March.