Europe's stock markets rallied in opening deals today. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of major blue-chip companies was up by 1 percent to 5,653.72 points. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up by 165 points. In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX added 1.3 percent to 10,411.56 points and the Paris CAC 40 advanced 1.4 percent to 4,412.62. Milan's FTSE Mib jumped 2.1 percent to 17,067.98 and Madrid's IBEX 35 gained 1.3 percent to 6,927.10 points.

Source: The Standard April 16, 2020 08:15 UTC