Stock Market News (US Open) – Miners dominate FTSE outperformers; US markets open higher
Posted on August 31, 2017 at 1:58 pm GMTThe main indices in Europe were well on course to finish in positive territory for the second straight day. Italy’s FTSE MIB was up the most during late European trading hours, by a bit more than 1.1% to be precise. The Italian benchmark is 13.1% up year-to-date, having the best performance among major European indices. Financials within the index have staged a comeback after efforts to cleanse the balance sheets of banks from the drag of non-performing loans. Beyond the [..]