Europe's main stock markets slid at the start of trading on Wednesday, with London's London's FTSE 100 index of top companies down 0.30 percent at 6,099.26 points.
Frankfurt's DAX 30 index fell 0.19 percent to 7,661.61 points and in Paris the CAC 40 declined 0.10 percent to 3,693.75.
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