European Stocks Open Slightly Higher; Stoxx 50 Up 0.17%

TREE NEWS reports: European equities opened modestly higher on the day, with the Euro Stoxx 50 up 0.17% and Germany’s DAX gaining 0.13%. The UK’s FTSE 100 rose 0.21% and France’s CAC 40 added 0.22%, as the region’s major benchmarks all edged into positive territory at the open.