[Europe Open] Mixed Start... UK FTSE Down 0.55%

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunwoo Lee] On the 18th, major European stock markets opened mixed. While the indices of the UK and France showed a downward trend, Germany started on an upward trend.

As of 8:11 AM (local time), the UK FTSE100 index recorded 7,395.63, down 0.51% from the previous day. The French CAC 40 index was down 0.68% at 6,044.39 as of 9:01 AM, while the German DAX index rose 0.29% to 12,783.89.