Europe: Stock markets rebound at open

[LONDON] Europe's main stock markets rebounded at the start of trading on Friday, with London's FTSE 100 index up 1.3 per cent at 6,006.9 points.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index rose almost 1.4 per cent to 9,772.6 points and the Paris CAC 40 won 1.5 per cent to 4,386.9 compared with the close on Thursday.

The region's equities had slid Thursday as investors reacted to the US Federal Reserve's gloomy economic outlook and troubled banks in Italy.

AFP