European stocks open mixed: Stoxx 50 +0.2%, DAX -0.2%, FTSE 100 -0.3%, CAC 40 +0.3%

TREE NEWS reports: European equities opened mixed on the day, with the Euro Stoxx 50 up 0.2% and France’s CAC 40 gaining 0.3%. Germany’s DAX slipped 0.2% and the UK’s FTSE 100 fell 0.3% at the open. The four benchmarks moved in opposite directions at the start of trading.