London - Europe's main stock markets dropped once more at the start of trading on Wednesday following another rout across Asia.
London's FTSE 100 benchmark index of top blue-chip companies slipped 0.2 to 5 912.9 points compared with Tuesday's close.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index dropped 0.4% to 9 541.5 points and the Paris CAC 40 nudged down almost 0.1% to 4 282.4.