Europeans shares steady as fiscal cliff talks are ready to resume

Source: Reuters
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After Christmas holidays, shares in Europe were steady on Thursday as U.S. President Barack Obama is prepared for another round of negotiations in order to avoid tax hikes and spending cuts after January 1. European shares opened at 1137 points, when London's FTSE 100, Paris's CAC-40 and Frankfurt's DAX recorded changes in a range of 0.1% lower and 0.4% higher.
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