Europe: Equities ease lower at open

[LONDON] European stock markets nudged lower at the start of trading on Friday, with London's FTSE 100 index down by a marginal 0.04 per cent at 6,263.20 points.

Frankfurt's DAX 30 index shed 0.1 per cent to 10,257.91 points and the Paris CAC 40 retreated 0.3 per cent to 4,498.43 compared with Thursday's close.

AFP