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European stocks rally at open

Published December 23, 2015 Updated December 23, 2015 08:53am

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By Parvez Jabri

LONDON: European stock markets opened with solid gains on Wednesday, as mining and oil shares rose strongly on steadier commodity prices.

London's benchmark FTSE 100 index advanced 0.9 percent to 6,137.1 points compared with Tuesday's close.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 jumped 1.3 percent to 10,623.6 points and the Paris CAC 40 won 1.0 percent to 4,614.3

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