European stocks opened higher on Friday July 3: Germany's DAX rose 230.45 pts (+0.90%) to 25,776.85; the UK's FTSE 100 gained 29.36 pts (+0.28%) to 10,682.23; France's CAC 40 added 20.42 pts (+0.24%) to 8,495.28; the STOXX Europe 50 climbed 33.68 pts

2026-07-03

European stocks opened higher on Friday July 3: Germany's DAX rose 230.45 pts (+0.90%) to 25,776.85; the UK's FTSE 100 gained 29.36 pts (+0.28%) to 10,682.23; France's CAC 40 added 20.42 pts (+0.24%) to 8,495.28; the STOXX Europe 50 climbed 33.68 pts (+0.53%) to 6,394.15; Spain's IBEX 35 was up 65.59 pts (+0.33%) at 19,737.39; Italy's FTSE MIB rose 242.32 pts (+0.46%) to 52,670.50.

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