By Sarah Turner
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares declined in early trading on Tuesday, with miners under pressure after Chinese data stoked worries about demand, with BHP Billiton (UK:BLT 1,991, -47.50, -2.33%) shares down 1.3% and Xstrata (UK:XTA 1,060, -25.00, -2.30%) shares down 1.1%. Shares of utility GDF Suez (FR:GSZ 26.50, -0.29, -1.06%) rose 2.4% but International Power (UK:IPR 368.00, -12.00, -3.16%) shares were down 1.6% after the firms announced a tie-up. Tui Travel (UK:TT. 207.50, -18.10, -8.02%) shares dropped 9% after issuing downbeat fiscal-year guidance. The U.K. FTSE 100 index declined 0.2% to 5,397.42, the German DAX index lost 0.5% to 6,318.04 and the French CAC-40 index slipped 0.3% to 3,765.69. |
