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LONDON: Europe’s main stock markets edged higher in opening deals on Thursday, with London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index up almost 0.1 percent at 6,821.49 points.

In Paris, the CAC 40 index won 0.2 percent to 4,537.27 points, and Frankfurt’s DAX 30 rose nearly 0.3 percent to 10,689.16 compared with Wednesday’s close.