European shares stable after steep sell-off; Banks weigh
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(Reuters) - European shares stabilized on Thursday, after a brutal sell-off was fuelled by global recessionary fears, but investors were hoping central banks would step in to ease monetary policy and soothe jittery markets. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was flat at 0828 GMT, after dropping to near six-month lows hit in the previous session with thin trading volumes as markets in Italy, Austria and Greece were shut for a public holiday. Weighing on the benchmark index was a drop among..