European markets
Adam Gault
European stock markets opened Thursday with tentative gains as investors fretted over politicians' inability to reach agreements on both a new US stimulus and a post-Brexit trade deal.
London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top blue-chip companies rose 0.4% to 6 592.90 points, as traders also tracked official data showing that British economic growth slowed sharply in October from September.
In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 index gained 0.2% to 5 560.30 points and Frankfurt's DAX 30 increased by almost 0.1% to 13 350.03.