Europe's main stock markets steadied at the start of trading on Thursday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index down 0.2% at 7 665.14 points.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index was flat at 12 740.68 points and the Paris CAC 40 slipped 0.2% to 5 437.71 compared with Wednesday's closing levels.
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