Europe: Stocks slide at open

[LONDON] European stock markets dropped at the start of trading on Monday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index down 0.3 per cent to 7,136.64 points.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index dipped 0.2 per cent to 11,984.60 points and the Paris CAC 40 shed 0.4 per cent to 5,465.58 compared with Friday's closing level.

AFP