Europe's stock markets rose slightly as trade got under way on Thursday, even after Asian equities fell ahead of a US deadline to impose tariffs on Chinese imports.
The London FTSE 100 index of major blue-chip companies was up 0.1% at 7 578.97 points, while the Paris CAC stock exchange also rose slightly by 0.1% to 5 326.02 points.
Frankfurt's DAX 30 meanwhile rose 0.4% to 12 363.05 points.
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