Steady bleed for European stocks after a solid open

<p>The German DAX index has fallen through Friday's low and is now down 0.1% on the session. It opened solidly higher but there's been steady selling since that's accelerated as we move into the final hour of trading.</p><p>It could be that a pirate has taken over Germany.</p>

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.