European stocks mostly drop

European stock markets mostly dipped Thursday as more disappointing Chinese data weighed on the global economic outlook, while closer to home investors awaited a deadline in Greece's debt stand-off. The CAC 40 in Paris fell 0.79 percent to 5,169.77 after a key survey showed growth in business activity in France's private sector slowed in April, amid signs that the eurozone's second-biggest economy was on the verge of stalling. "In recent weeks, data from the world’s largest