LONDON: European stock markets steadied at the start of trading Friday and ahead of eurozone and US inflation data that could offer more certainty on the outlook for interest-rate cuts.

London’s FTSE 100 index edged up 0.1 percent to 8,235.45 points.

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In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 index was flat at 7,980.32 points and Frankfurt’s DAX dipped 0.1 percent to 18,484.90.