Paris - European shares fell in early trading on Wednesday, reversing part of the previous day's tentative bounce, hurt by a further drop in oil prices and Russia's brewing financial crisis.
At 10:07, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was down 0.9% at 1 303.21 points.
Brent futures fell more than 1% on Wednesday, down for a sixth straight session, with persistent worries of a supply glut keeping prices near a five-and-a-half year low under $60 a barrel.
Total was down 1.2%, Saipem was down 0.9% and BP was down 0.5%.