London - Europe's main stock markets dipped at the start of trading on Friday, with London's FTSE 100 benchmark index down 0.7% at 5 968.6 point.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index reversed almost 0.5% to 9 420.5 points and the Paris CAC 40 slid 0.2% to 4 232.2.
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