June 25: European stock markets dropped at the open on Tuesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index down 0.5 percent to 7,384.03 points.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 lost 0.4 percent to 12,226.88 points and the Paris CAC 40 shed 0.4 percent to 5,499.82 compared with closing levels on Monday.

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