LONDON: European stock markets slid at the open on Friday, with traders closing out the week by booking recent profits.

London's benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.7 percent to 7,197.57 points.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX index shed 0.7 percent to 15,581.22 points and the Paris CAC 40 lost 0.5 percent to 6,771.53.