By Simon Kennedy
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets edged lower in early trading Tuesday, with banks showing some of the biggest moves and mining stocks mostly coming under pressure. Shares in BNP Paribas (FR:BNP 54.66, 0.00, 0.00%) rose 1.4% after the bank's CEO reportedly said the lender won't need to raise more capital to comply with new international rules, while UniCredit (IT:UCG 1.85, -0.09, -4.64%) dropped more than 3% after reports that its CEO is expected to resign. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index (UK:UKX 5,603, +94.09, +1.71%) fell 0.1% to 5,599.54, the French CAC 40 index (FR:PX1 3,788, +65.99, +1.77%) slipped 0.1% to 3,783.68 and the German DAX 30 index (DX:DAX 6,295, +84.82, +1.37%) dropped 0.2% to 6,284.54.
