[Europe Open] Major European Stock Markets Rise in Early Trading... UK, France, Germany Up

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] Major European stock markets started the day with a collective rise.

As of 5:25 PM Korea time on the 17th, the UK FTSE 100 index was trading at 7,588.08, up 45.13 points (0.60%) from the previous trading day in early trading.

The French CAC 40 index also rose 17.42 points (0.24%) to 7,160.42, and the German DAX 30 index climbed 24.81 points (0.16%) to 15,908.05 in early trading.

The Italian FTSE MIB index increased by 66.04 points (0.24%) to 27,610.00, while the Euro Stoxx 50 index was up 6.66 points (0.16%) at 4,278.85.