Europe: Stock markets climb at open

[LONDON] Europe's main stock markets advanced at the start of trading on Wednesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.2 per cent to 6,712.05 points.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 gained 0.3 per cent to 10,777.42 points and the Paris CAC 40 won 0.3 per cent to 4,766.73 compared with closing values Tuesday.

AFP