Stock Market LIVE Updates: European stocks sink at open

 



Europe's main stock markets tumbled in opening deals on Friday as a global selloff gathered pace.

London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading blue-chip companies sank 0.9 percent to 7,901.93 points.

In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 index lost 1.2 percent to 8,055.17 points and Frankfurt's DAX also shed 1.2 percent to 18,189.27.