European stock markets diverge at open

LONDON: Europe’s main stock markets diverged at the start of trading on Tuesday, with London and Frankfurt higher but Paris down.

London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.2 percent to 7,412.67 points compared with Monday’s close.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 grew 0.2 percent to 12,602.41 points and the Paris CAC 40 dropped 0.2 percent to 5,428.18.