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European markets set to open higher with UK election results in focus

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Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, campaigns ahead of the general election, in Redditch, UK, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.

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LONDON — European stocks were expected to open mostly higher on Friday as the U.K.’s general election draws focus in the region.

Britain’s FTSE 100 index was seen rising 25 points to 8,262, the German DAX bourse down 6 points at 18,444, France’s CAC 40 up 14 points at 7,709, and the Italian FTSE MIB index up 38 points to 34,310.

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