European stock markets fall at open

London, June 4 (AFP): European stock markets fell at the start of trading on Tuesday, with London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index down 0.6 percent at 7,144.09 points.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 index lost 0.7 percent to 11,716.55 points and the Paris CAC 40 retreated 0.7 percent to 5,204.22 compared with Monday’s closing levels.