BCN-27 European stocks advance at open

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European stocks advance at open

PARIS, Oct 10, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – European stocks pushed higher at the start
of trading on Thursday, following Asian markets higher amid optimism ahead of
trade talks between China and the United States due to get underway later in
the day.

London’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index added 0.2 percent to 7,178.77 points
about 25 minutes into trading.

In Paris the CAC 40 climbed 0.3 percent to 5,517.71 and DAX 30 in
Frankfurt was up less than a tenth of a percentage point to 12,097.86.

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