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European stocks rally at open

LONDON, Aug 19, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – European stock markets rallied at the
start of trading on Monday on US-China trade talk hopes that lifted also
Asian equities.

London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.8 percent to 7,172.89 points
compared with the close on Friday.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 jumped 1.0 percent to 11,679.87 points
and the Paris CAC 40 won 0.9 percent to 5,347.95.

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