European stock markets steadied at the start of trading on Wednesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index edging fractionally higher to 7 221.03 points.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index gained 0.1% to 11 981.18 points and the Paris CAC 40 climbed by around the same amount to 5 271.26.
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