By Simon Kennedy
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets edged lower in early trading Wednesday following another downbeat session on Wall Street and as investors eyed a mixed-bag of corporate earnings. Among stocks on the move, shares in Tullow Oil (UK:TLW 1,245, -52.00, -4.01%) dropped 3% in early action, while Ageas (BE:AGS 2.01, +0.07, +3.44%) , the former insurance arm of Fortis, jumped 5.3% after strong inflows during the first half. Among the main indexes, the U.K. FTSE 100 Index fell 0.3% to 5,142.29, the French CAC 40 Index slipped 0.3% to 3,479.13 and the German DAX 30 Index was down 0.2% at 5,921.01.
