Stocks in Europe were trading lower early Wednesday, as investors focused on the Greece debt problem and the conclusion of a Federal Reserve meeting where the central bank may announce steps to support the U.S. economy.
At the time of writing, Britain's FTSE was trading 0.6% lower while France's CAC and Germany's DAX fell 1.1% each.
French banks stepped lower in early trade with BNP Paribas and Societe Generale falling 5% and 2.5%, respectively.
Resource stocks also witnessed selling, thanks to declining commodity prices: oil firm BP was off 1.4% while miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto also lost 1.4% each.
In news-driven movers, Mobistar erased 3.4% following a broker downgrade.
Markets now await the outcome of the two-day FOMC meeting that ends today with the central bank expected to outline fresh measures to keep long-term interest rates low.