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BUZZ-Luxury goods, autos on backfoot after China devalues yuan

** Luxury goods & autos stocks dominate Stoxx 600 fallers' list after China devalues yuan currency

** Swatch down 3.7%, with LVMH & Pernod Ricard off 3.1% & 2.6% respectively

** Hermes, Richemont, Luxottica (Milan: LUX.MI - news) , Burberry, Remy Cointreau (Swiss: RCO.SW - news) , Kering (Swiss: KER.SW - news) and Dior all off 2-2.3%

** Continental (Swiss: CONT.SW - news) worst-hit auto-related stock on FTSEurofirst 300, down 2.9%, followed by

** Autos also hit by slumping China July sales data (RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : tricia.wright1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)