European stock markets climb at open

LONDON: Europe's main stock markets rose at the start of trading on Wednesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.5 percent at 7,367.07 points.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 climbed 0.3 percent to 12,469.85 points and the CAC 40 in Paris grew 0.3 percent to 5,158.23 points compared with closing levels Tuesday.