European stock markets rebound at open

LONDON: Europe's main stock markets rebounded at the start of trading on Friday, with London's FTSE 100 index up 1.3 percent at 6,006.9 points.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index rose almost 1.4 percent to 9,772.6 points and the Paris CAC 40 won 1.5 percent to 4,386.9 compared with the close on Thursday.

The region's equities had slid Thursday as investors reacted to the US Federal Reserve's gloomy economic outlook and troubled banks in Italy.