European stocks markets steadied on the open Wednesday following sharp losses on Wall Street and losses in Tokyo overnight.
London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.1 percent to 7,396.08 points, helped by solid share price gains for banks and miners.
In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX index dipped 0.1 percent to 13,741.93 points and the Paris CAC 40 was flat at 6,416.03.
