European stocks extend recovery at open

Pedestrians pass the entrance to the London Stock Exchange in central london

Europe's main stock markets rallied at the start of trading on Wednesday, building on the previous session's strong gains as fears over Brexit ease. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index jumped 1.6 percent compared with Tuesday's close to open at 6,236.68 points In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 won 1.2 percent to 9,557.69 points and the Paris CAC 40 gained also 1.2 percent to 4,139.37.