Chinanews.com client March 13 (Cheng Chunyu) On March 13, major European stock markets opened sharply higher across the board. Germany ’s DAX index rose more than 3.5%, UK's FTSE 100 index rose more than 6%, and France's CAC40 index rose more than 6%. 4%, Italy's FTSE MIB index rose more than 5.5%. However, at the beginning of the trading day, the main stock indexes opened higher and lower. The German DAX index is now up 1.78%, the British FTSE 100 index is up 4.7%, and the French CAC40 index is up 2.31%.