Europe: Stocks weaken at open

[LONDON] Europe's main stock markets dipped in opening deals on Friday in a downbeat end to the week.

In initial trade, the British capital's FTSE 100 index slid about 0.3 per cent to stand at almost 6,073.0 points compared with Thursday's close.

Frankfurt's DAX 30 dipped 0.25 per cent to 10,572.9 points and the CAC 40 in Paris shed around 0.4 per cent to open at 4,617.2.

AFP