Europe: Stock markets drop at open

[LONDON] Europe's leading stock markets fell further at the open on Tuesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index shedding 0.5 per cent to 6,738.49 points.

In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 slid almost 0.6 per cent to 4,773.19 points and Frankfurt's DAX 30 dropped 0.3 per cent to 10,744.28.

AFP