Stock Market News (US Open) – European shares lifted by ECB but modest start for US stocks
Posted on September 7, 2017 at 1:47 pm GMTMajor indices in Europe all turned positive by mid-morning after a mixed start to the trading day. Shares got a further lift after the European Central Bank kept policy unchanged at its meeting today. Germany’s DAX was the biggest gainer, rising by 1% by midday, while the French CAC 40 was up 0.7%. London’s FTSE 100 was up by a less 0.5% as mining stocks weighed on the index. The pan-European STOXX 600 index also trailed other indices to stand [..]