European stocks steady at open EUROPE'S main stock markets are mostly stable in initial deals, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index down 0.04 per cent to 6,481.07 points. The CAC 40 in Paris was flat on Friday at 4,093.30 points while Frankfurt's DAX 30 dropped 0.33 per cent to 8,348.42 compared with Thursday's closing values.