European stock markets weakened in opening deals on Tuesday, with London's FTSE 100 index of top companies down 0.12 percent at 6,057.17 points.
Elsewhere, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index dropped 0.28 percent to 7,710.70 points and in Paris the CAC 40 also shed 0.28 percent to stand at 3,694.15.
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