Europe's stock markets mostly rose in opening trade on Tuesday, with Frankfurt and Paris climbing, though London lost ground.
In initial deals, the British capital's benchmark FTSE 100 index of major blue-chip companies was down 0.1% at 7 269.34 points.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 added 0.2% to 12 013.01 points and the Paris CAC 40 rose 0.3% to 5 284.24 compared with the closing levels on Monday.
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