London, Apr. 11 Sharp declines in European bourses came as no surprise on the re-opening of markets after the holidays.
The Paris Bourse was depressed owing to a considerable volume of selling, with rentes declining from one to two points, At Amsterdam, leading stocks weakened up to.fifteen points. though nervousness was allayed somewhat by a speech by Dr. H. Colijn, the Netherlands Premier.
On the other hand, although prices in the London Stock Exchange were marked down, not much "selling pressure was visible, British holders mostly refusing to be stampeded. Further encouragement was derived from the smallness of Continental sales, which, owing to prevailing European nervousness, had been expected to be large.
The London Foreign Exchange market was not much affected by sales of leading currencies, remaining comparatively steady.
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