Europe's main stock markets diverged at the start of trading on Friday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.1% at 7 687.86 points.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index fell 0.2% to 12 664.45 points and the Paris CAC 40 slipped 0.1% to 5 409.67 compared with Thursday's closing levels.
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