European stock markets inch up at open

London - European stocks inched up at the start of trading on Friday following a healthy batch of growth data out of the United States and as investors awaited eurozone inflation and jobs data.

London's benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.23% to 6 684.32 points, while in Paris the CAC 40 was up 0.34% at 5 063.47 points.

In Germany, Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose 0.13% to 11 271.31.

The US Commerce Department on Thursday said the world's top economy expanded at an annual rate of 2.3% in the April-June period, the strongest rate since the third quarter of 2014.