London - Europe's main stock markets were mostly stable in initial deals on Friday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index down 0.04% to 6 481.07 points.
The CAC 40 in Paris was flat at 4 093.30 points while Frankfurt's DAX 30 dropped 0.33% to 8 348.42 compared with Thursday's closing values.
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