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Brokers are working at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 20, 2023, after German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall was introduced to the German Stock Market Index DAX. - Rheinmetall will join Frankfurt's blue-chip DAX index, highlighting the improving fortunes of the country's weapons industry as the Ukraine war spurs demand. (Photo by Daniel ROLAND / AFP)
Europe's main stock markets steadied at the start of trading on Tuesday following gains in Tokyo.
London's benchmark FTSE 100 index opened flat at 8,416.00 points after official data showed UK unemployment edged higher in the first quarter.
In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 was flat at 8,207.46 points and Frankfurt's DAX dipped 0.1 percent to 18,715.28.
