Europe: Stock markets rise at open

[LONDON] Europe's main stock markets advanced in opening deals on Tuesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.3 per cent to stand at 7,736.74 points.

In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 index added 0.4 per cent to 5,563.56 points and Frankfurt's DAX 30 increased 0.8 per cent to 13,577.14 compared with the close on Monday.

AFP