Benelux shares close lower;
Benelux shares closed lower on Thursday as sentiment turned negative mid-afternoon on disappointing United States GDP growth figures, while Unilever led decliners in Amsterdam and Solvay suffered worst in Brussels.
Swiss shares closed broadly lower in thin trade reflecting a dearth of market-moving news amid a local half-day holiday, led down by sharp losses in Credit Suisse on speculation that the bank faces more subprime writedowns.