February 12, 2020: European stock markets rose at the start of trading on Wednesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.2 percent at 7,514.76 points.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index gained 0.4 percent to 13,676.90 points and the Paris CAC 40 was up 0.3 percent to 6,070.37.

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