European stocks climb at open; London adds 0.88%

Frankfurt's DAX 30 rallied 1.76 percent to 6,782.30 points and in Paris the CAC 40 climbed 1.60 percent to 3,870.72 points.

Asian shares rose Monday on hopes that crews would avert a meltdown at a Japanese nuclear plant, but dealers were still cautious while air strikes in Libya hurt investor sentiment and sent oil higher.