European stock markets slide at open

Feb 18, 2020: European stock markets slid at the start of trading on Tuesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index shedding 0.9 percent to 7,368.25 points.

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

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