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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