European equities fell further at the start of trading on Tuesday, after sharp losses the previous day on weak Chinese growth data, while sentiment was hit by a deadly double bombing at the Boston Marathon.
In initial trade, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies slid 0.33 percent to 6,322.96 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 slipped 0.41 percent to 7,680.78 points and in Paris the CAC 40 dipped 0.46 percent to 3,693.36.
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