Europe's main stock markets declined Thursday at the open, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index down 0.2% at 7 492.54 points.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 reversed 0.1% to 12 275.07 points and the Paris CAC 40 lost 0.4% to 5 471.88, compared with Wednesday's closing levels.
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