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European stock markets rise at open

Published April 7, 2016 Updated April 7, 2016 07:27am

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By Parvez Jabri

LONDON: Europe's main stock markets rose at the open on Thursday following gains across Asia and on Wall Street overnight.

London's benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.4 percent to 6,184.33 points compared with Wednesday's close.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index advanced 0.3 percent to 9,648.55 points and the Paris CAC 40 edged up 0.1 percent to 4,288.71.

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