By Simon Kennedy
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets fell in early trading Tuesday, extending losses from the previous session as reports of an exchange of artillery fire between North and South Korea added to investors' concerns. Banking stocks fell, with Asia-focused Standard Chartered (UK:STAN 1,752, -34.00, -1.90%) dropping 2.4%. Pub operator Mitchells & Butlers (UK:MAB 337.40, -16.40, -4.64%) dropped 3.1% after its latest results disappointed investors. Among the main indexes, the U.K. FTSE 100 (UK:UKX 5,644, -36.37, -0.64%) fell 0.7% to 5,643.79, the French CAC 40 (FR:PX1 3,786, -33.18, -0.87%) dropped 0.8% to 3,787.43 and the German DAX 30 index (DX:DAX 6,804, -18.23, -0.27%) fell 0.7% to 6,776.95. |
