BUZZ-European tech stocks slip as US weakness weighs
** European tech stocks among top fallers on Stoxx 600 as traders lock in year-end profits after similar falls in the US and Asia
** The tech-focussed US Nasdaq index posted its biggest drop in three months on Wednesday as investors took profits in the sector
** Number of European tech names continue weakness that began at the US open on Wednesday
** Temenos, Ubisoft and AMS (IOB: 0QWC.IL - news) three of the top four fallers on the Stoxx 600 index on Thursday, down 3.2-3.6 pct
** All three stocks have enjoyed bumper years, rising 230 pct in the case of AMS
** Stoxx 600 Technology sector leads index fallers: Micro Focus, Sage, Software AG (IOB: 0NJS.IL - news) and Logitech all off > 1 pct
** Biggest 2-day fall for Temenos (6.5 pct) since June 2016; similar milestone for Ubisoft (6.2 pct), with AMS off 8.4 pct