Tuesday, April 10, 2007

European shares mixed at open; oil counters M&A

(Reuters) - European shares were mixed in early trade on Tuesday, as oil shares falling with crude prices countered the impact of a fresh burst of merger and acquisition activity.

At 0713 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was down 0.03 percent at 1,539.72 points. Among major national indexes, Germany's DAX was up 0.3 percent, Britain's FTSE 100 was flat and France's CAC 40 was down 0.1 percent.


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