London (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets jumped on Friday as investors welcomed news that Scotland has voted to reject independence from the United Kingdom. By mid-afternoon, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index added 0.61 percent to 6,860.70 points, while sterling hit a two-year euro high in anticipation of victory for the "No" campaign.Frankfurt's DAX 30 advanced 0.25 percent to 9,822.49 compared with Thursday's closing level and in Paris the CAC 40 gained 0.15 percent to 4,471.47 points.Markets opened solidly on Wall Street."European equities have surged out of the starting blocks as news that the Scottish Independence attempt has failed," said Capital Spreads dealer Jonathan Sudaria.Scotland rejected independence in a referendum that left the centuries-old United Kingdom intact but paved the way for a major transfer of powers away from London.Despite a surge in nationalist support in the final fortnight of the campaign, the "No" camp secured 55.30 percent of the vote against 44.70 percent for the pro-independence "Yes" camp in Thursday's referendum. - Sterling unsteady -The British pound began Friday strongly before recoiling slightly.

 

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