London, March 9 - (BridgeNews) - European equity markets failed to build on this week's modest rebound and most major markets closed sharply lower. A weak opening on Wall Street and a profits warning from U.S. chip giant Intel weighed heavily on markets and dragged technology stocks lower. At 1643 GMT, the FTSE Eurotop 100 Index was down 40 points, or 1.2%, at 3227.