European stock markets jump at start

London : Europe’s leading stock markets climbed strongly at the start of trading on Monday, with London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.6 percent to 7,294.99 points.

Frankfurt’s DAX 30 index added 0.9 percent to 11,799.23 points and the Paris CAC 40 rallied 1.0 percent to 5,381.13.