Desk Report
Published: 28 Mar 2022, 04:21 pm
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European stock markets opened higher Monday on hopes for
Ukraine-Russia peace talks, but gains were capped by China's phased Shanghai
lockdown.
In initial trade, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index gained
0.2 percent to 7,498.97 points compared with Friday's closing level.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX index won 1.2 percent to
14,482.65 points and the Paris CAC 40 climbed 0.9 percent to 6,609.84.