LONDON: - European stock markets sank in early deals on Tuesday as investors eyed slumping oil prices and shrinking Chinese manufacturing activity, dealers said.

London's FTSE 100 index lost 0.52 percent to 6,151.40 points, the CAC 40 in Paris shed 1.22 percent to 3,956.56 and Frankfurt's DAX 30 lost 1.18 percent to 9,223.77 points compared with Monday's close.

-AFP