[LONDON] European stock markets slid at the start of trading on Tuesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index shedding 0.9 per cent to 7,368.25 points.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index lost 0.8 per cent to 13,667.80 points and the Paris CAC 40 retreated 0.7 per cent to 6,041.39.

AFP