European stocks open lower;
European stocks opened lower Wednesday, extending losses from the previous session, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index dropping 0.2% to 271.1 in early trade.
The major European averages are likely to open lower Tuesday, ahead of the release of some important economic reports, with the German DAX, France's CAC 40 10 Euro and UK's FTSE 100 futures all trading below the flat mark.