European stock markets drop on Greece fallout

Europe's main stock markets fell on Tuesday as investors reacted to the fallout from the plunge of the Athens exchange, with focus on the banking sector. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index slipped 0.07 percent to stand at 6,684.09 points in afternoon deals. Frankfurt's DAX 30 dropped 0.11 percent to 11,431.29 points, and the CAC 40 in Paris lost 0.32 percent to stand at 5,104.39 compared with Monday's close.