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British, French stocks rise at open

LONDON, Oct 3, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – The London and Paris stock markets rose at
the start of trading on Wednesday, amid a holiday closure in Frankfurt.

In initial deals, the British capital’s benchmark FTSE 100 index of major
blue-chip companies was up 0.3 percent at 7,498.24 points.

In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 climbed 0.3 percent to 5,485.02,
compared with Tuesday’s closing level.

BSS/AFP/HR/1330