European stocks are seen opening slightly lower on Thursday as the region anxiously awaits the return of Russian gas supplies after a 10-day halt for annual maintenance.
Reuters reported citing sources that flows were likely to restart at pre-maintenance levels of 40 percent of the pipeline's capacity.
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