Europe: Stock markets climb at open
LONDON] European stock markets rose at the open on Monday following strong gains for Tokyo and fresh pre-weekend records on Wall Street as US President Donald Trump tax reforms moved into sight.
London's benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.4 per cent to 7,516.89 points compared with the close on Friday.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 won 0.8 per cent to 13,211.63 points and the Paris CAC 40 gained 0.7 per cent to 5,386.40 points.
AFP
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