European stock markets steady before Fed rate call

Europe's main stock markets largely steadied at the start of trading Wednesday, with all eyes on the size of an expected interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve. In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 index was flat at 7,485.52 points and Frankfurt's DAX edged up 0.1 percent to 18,736.21 as investors waited on the Fed decision Wednesday. bcp/ajb/imm