Europe stocks close down
Europe's main stock markets closed lower Tuesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 tumbling 1.72 percent on the day to 6,773.04 points.
Frankfurt's DAX 30 index slumped 0.99 percent to 11,966.17 points, while the CAC 40 in Paris lost 0.98 percent to 5,033.64 points.