England's FTSE 100 is down 0.4%.
France's CAC 40 is down 0.8%.
Germany's DAX is down 0.6%.
Spain's IBEX is down 0.9%.
Italy's FTSE MIB is down 0.8%.
This follows a mixed day in Asia where Japan's Nikkei fell 0.3% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.6%.
The marquee event of the day will come from the U.S. where we will get the first reading of Q1 GDP.