Stock Market News (European Open) – European benchmarks maintain positive momentum; Carrefour plunges; Asian markets mixed
Posted on August 31, 2017 at 9:11 am GMTMajor indices in Europe picked up from where they left off yesterday, once again opening in the green. The picture from Asia was more of a mixed one, with the Nikkei 225 and the broader Japanese benchmark, the Topix, finishing the day 0.7% and 0.6% higher respectively. However, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down by 0.4% and the Shanghai Composite down by 0.1%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200, which finished the day flat yesterday, today rose by a hefty 0.8%. During morning [..]