European stock markets flatten at open
Monday, 21 July 2014
Europe's main capital markets flattened at the start of trade on Monday, as cautious investors tracked geopolitical developments in east Europe’s Ukraine and the Middle East. In initial deals, London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index was almost unchanged at 6,749.12 points, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 dipped 0.09 per cent to 9,711.68 points and the CAC 40 in Paris drifted 0.02 per cent lower to 4,334.62 compared with Friday’s close, according to AFP.