European stock markets are trading lower on Thursday. Europe's leading Blue-chip index, EURO STOXX 50 fell 6.61 points or 0.2 percent to trade at 3,287.39.

UK's benchmark index FTSE 100 lost 36.75 points or 0.51 percent to trade at 7,210.86. Germany's benchmark index DAX lost 12.46 points or 0.11 percent to trade at 11,586.93. French benchmark index CAC 40 fell 9.65 points or 0.2 percent to trade at 4,843.75.