European stock markets rise at open

LONDON: Europe's main stock markets rose slightly at the start of trading Friday as attention turned to the release of key US jobs data.

London's benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed almost 0.1 percent to 7,560.95 points compared with the close on Thursday.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index won 0.2 percent to 13,476.53 points and the Paris CAC 40 advanced 0.1 percent to 5,513.47.