MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe dropped 3.49 points, or 0.41%, to 851.36 and was on track for a third..

The blue-chip FTSE 100 rose 0.1%, while the FTSE 250 index of midcap companies slipped 0.3%

The STOXX 600 also notched its sharpest one-day drop since early August after Monday's 1% jump

The DAX index traded 0.9% lower, the CAC 40 tumbled 1% and the FTSE 100 in the U.K. slipped 0.4%

The pan-European STOXX 600 ended 0.7% higher, powered by a 2.2% rise in the tech sector, recouping losses from the..

The blue-chip FTSE 100 was down 0.1 per cent, while the FTSE 250 midcap index gained 0.3 per cent