The London and Paris stock markets rose at the start of trading on Wednesday, amid a holiday closure in Frankfurt.
In initial deals, the British capital's benchmark FTSE 100 index of major blue-chip companies was up 0.3% at 7 498.24 points.
In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 climbed 0.3% to 5 485.02, compared with Tuesday's closing level.
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