European stock markets are expected to fall at the start of trading on Tuesday, after talks between Greece and the euro zone failed to reach a compromise on how to manage Greece's debt.
London's FTSE index is called 22 points lower at 6835, while Germany's Dax is expected to fall 78 points at the open to 10845, and France's Cac is called 30 points lower at 4721.
On Monday evening, talks between Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and his euro zone counterparts over managing the country's debt crisis broke down. The main bone of contention seemed to be a proposal for a six-month extension of its international bailout package, which Athens described as "unacceptable."
The euro fell against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, and Asian stock markets also lost ground, on increasing worries that Greece will not reach a deal with its creditors in time to avert leaving the euro zone.
Fighting in Ukraine continued despite an apparent ceasefire, which also lessened investor appetite for risk.
Key economic data today includes U.K. core inflation, due at 09:30 GMT, and the German Zew Economic Sentiment Index , out at 10:00 GMT.
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