European stocks decline;
European stocks declined as companies from Holcim Ltd. to Vestas Wind Systems A/S reported earnings that missed analysts' estimates, overshadowing better than forecast profit at BNP Paribas SA and a rally at Actelion Ltd. Asian shares and US-index futures fell.
European shares fell Monday after Chinese stocks plunged nearly 7 per cent and Japanese shares weakened after the country's opposition party came to power in a landslide victory.