Europe's main stock markets steadied at the start of trading on Tuesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index down 0.1% at 7 594.73 points.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index gained 0.1% to 12 566.97 points and the Paris CAC 40 lost 0.1% to 5 405.61 points compared with Monday's closing levels.
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