European stock markets slightly lower at open
Europe's main stock markets fell slightly at the start of trading on Friday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index slipping just under 0.1 percent to 7,266.23 points.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 shed 0.2 percent to 11,920.90 points and the Paris CAC 40 slipped by 0.1 percent to 4,886.51 compared with Thursday's close.
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