Thu Jun 25,
2015 7:32am EDT Related: GREECE
LONDON | BY MARIUS ZAHARIA
Reuters
Persistent
concerns of Greece leaving
the euro weighed on European stocks on Thursday, with the lack of progress in
negotiations on a cash-for-reform deal for Athens pushing investors towards safe-haven
German Bunds.
The talks
stumbled on Wednesday, with euro zone finance ministers accusing Greece of
refusing to compromise ahead of a deadline next week when an International
Monetary Fund loan tranche of 1.6 billion euros comes due.
Greek
officials say without a deal the country does not have the money to pay the
IMF. A default may trigger a bank run and may push the country out of the euro.