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European stocks make gains at open
LONDON, Feb 25, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – European stock markets rose at the start
of trade on Thursday, lifted by a positive performance in Asia.
London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index of major blue-chip companies climbed 0.4
percent to 6,686.52 points.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 rose 0.2 percent to 14,010.03 points
and the Paris CAC 40 added 0.5 percent to 5,823.85.
Another US Federal Reserve reassurance it would not hike interest rates
until absolutely necessary buoyed Asian markets Thursday, while traders were
also taking heart from positive developments on the vaccine front.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1441 hrs