European stock markets climbed solidly at the start of trading Tuesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index gaining 0.7% to 6 379.44 points.

Frankfurt's DAX 30 index rose 0.8% to 13 236.63 points and the Paris CAC 40 jumped 1.0% to 5 544.43.

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