Europe: Stocks firm at open

Europe's stock markets climbed in opening trade on Tuesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.08 per cent at 7,058.40 points.

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21 Apr3:39 PM

[LONDON] Europe's stock markets climbed in opening trade on Tuesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.08 per cent at 7,058.40 points.

The CAC 40 in Paris gained 0.34 per cent to 5,205.10 points and Frankfurt's DAX 30 won 0.87 per cent to 11,994.82 compared with Monday's close.

European indices had rebounded on Monday after China announced a raft of stimulus measures to bolster growth, eclipsing fears over Greece.

AFP