LONDON: Europe's main stock markets slid Tuesday despite news that Finnish telecoms giant Nokia was in advanced talks to buy Franco-American rival Alcatel-Lucent.

The benchmark CAC 40 index in Paris dropped 0.71 percent to 5,216.50 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 shed 0.64 percent to 12,259 points.

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