Europe: Stocks climb at open, London flat

[LONDON] Eurozone stock markets climbed in initial deals on Wednesday, while London flattened, approaching the half-way mark in a choppy trading week.

Frankfurt's DAX 30 index jumped 0.7 per cent to 11,652.03 points and the CAC 40 in Paris rose 0.4 per cent to 5,253.38.

London's benchmark FTSE 100 index was almost unchanged at 7,169.40 points, compared with the close on Tuesday.

AFP