Europe: Stocks rise at open

[LONDON] Europe's main stock markets rose at the start of trading on Wednesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.2 per cent to 7,301.88 points.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index climbed 0.2 per cent to 12,630.40 points and the Paris CAC 40 won 0.2 per cent to 5,281.30 compared with the closing level on Tuesday.

AFP