Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- European stock markets opened lower on Tuesday as a rebound in the previous session fizzled out, with investors remaining cautious ahead of the first US presidential debate.

The pan-European STOXX 600 600 slipped 0.5 per cent in early deals after recording its biggest single-day gain in three months on Monday, reports Reuters.

Growth-sensitive sectors such as banks, automakers and travel & leisure, were down between 1.0 per cent and 1.4 per cent and led the declines as the global death toll from COVID-19 pandemic crossed 1.0 million, according to a Reuters tally.

While there were some signs of progress in talks over a fresh US coronavirus relief bill, investors were mostly in a wait-and-see mode as US Democratic pres...