London - Europe's main stock markets dipped in opening deals on Friday in a downbeat end to the week.
In initial trade, the British capital's FTSE 100 index slid about 0.3% to stand at almost 6 073.0 points compared with Thursday's close.
Frankfurt's DAX 30 dipped 0.25% to 10 572.9 points and the CAC 40 in Paris shed around 0.4% to open at 4 617.2.