Europe open: Shares gain on US tech results; Anglo rebuffs BHP
Europe open: Shares gain on US tech results; Anglo rebuffs BHP
Updated : 08:43
European shares opened higher on Friday as strong earnings from tech giants Google and Microsoft overnight boosted sentiment, while Anglo American rebuffed BHP’s mega £31bn offer as “opportunistic”.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.62% at 505.48 in early trade. London’s FTSE powered to a new record intra-day high of 8135.
“The FTSE 100 has reached yet another untouched summit, as investors remain in a …