Europe: Stocks stable at open

[LONDON] Europe's main stock markets steadied in opening trade on Friday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies up 0.03 per cent at 7,062.70 points.

Elsewhere, the CAC 40 in Paris dipped 0.19 per cent to 5,214.33 points and Frankfurt's DAX 30 shed 0.47 per cent to 11,942.36 compared with Thursday's close.

European equities had fallen on Thursday on fresh worries over Greece, and as investors cashed in gains after London surged to a record peak on Wednesday.

AFP