Europe's main stock markets held steady at the start of trading on Friday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies losing a marginal 0.02 percent to 5,676.71 points.
In Paris the CAC 40 shed 0.09 percent to 3,379.49 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 firmed 0.03 percent to 7,045.63.
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