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European stocks stable at open

Published April 17, 2015 Updated April 17, 2015 08:57am

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By Parvez Jabri

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LONDON: Europe's main stock markets steadied in opening trade on Friday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies up 0.03 percent at 7,062.70 points.

Elsewhere, the CAC 40 in Paris dipped 0.19 percent to 5,214.33 points and Frankfurt's DAX 30 shed 0.47 percent to 11,942.36 compared with Thursday's close.

European equities had fallen Thursday on fresh worries over Greece, and as investors cashed in gains after London surged to a record peak on Wednesday.

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