Europe's stock markets advanced in opening trade on Friday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.1% at 7 326 points.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 gained 0.4% to 11 960.10 points and the Paris CAC 40 won almost 0.2% to 5 252.98 compared with Thursday's close.
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