European stocks finished with losses Tuesday, with French equities surrendering gains that came after respondents in a poll viewed center-right politician Emmanuel Macron as the winner of the first presidential debate ahead of this spring's elections.

U.S. stocks sank Tuesday as the Dow and the Nasdaq logged their worst daily drops since September, while the S&P 500 also tumbled the most in a single session in five months.

Stock markets pulled back as in early Asian trade on Wednesday following declines in stocks, the dollar and bond yields overnight, as investors re-evaluated their optimism around the 'Trump trade.'