European stocks fell early on Friday led by financials, notably Dutch-Belgian Fortis, as uncertainty persisted over the $700 billion U.S. financial sector bailout plan and U.S. bank Washington Mutual collapsed. At 0820 GMT the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was down 1.6% at 1,107.28 points, with banks the leading weighted losers. Around Europe, London's FTSE, France's CAC and Germany's DAX are all off off -1.6%.