European stock markets rose at the start of trading on Monday, with London's London's FTSE 100 index of top companies up 0.17 percent to 6,131.78 points.
Frankfurt's DAX 30 index climbed 0.29 percent to 7,737.61 points and in Paris the CAC 40 gained 0.43 percent to stand at 3,722.06.
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