London - European stocks were little changed, after posting their biggest weekly drop since November, as traders assessed the extent to which global growth can withstand political crises in the US and Brazil.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was at 391.11 as of 09:30. Mining shares were the second-best performing sector, extending Friday’s gains, while energy stocks also rose amid bets that cuts to crude supplies will be extended.
The Stoxx 600 added 0.6% on Friday, trimming last week’s decline to 1%.
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