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European stocks push higher at open

24 Jun, 2015

LONDON: European stock markets pushed higher at the start of trading on Wednesday, building on two days of gains on hopes of there finally being a deal over Greece's bailout.

Frankfurt's DAX 30 index gained 0.21 percent to 11,566.35 points and the CAC 40 in Paris edged up 0.06 percent to 5,060.58 points.

Outside the eurozone, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.20 percent to 6,848.36 compared with Tuesday's close.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2015

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