Europe: Stock markets steady at open, before ECB

[LONDON] Europe's main stock markets steadied at the start of trading on Thursday awaiting a regular policy meeting of the European Central Bank.

London's benchmark FTSE 100 index dipped a few points to 7,153.24 compared with the closing level on Wednesday.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 and the Paris CAC 40 opened flat at 12,237.94 and 5,189.14 points respectively.

AFP