Market Report - Europe

Europe midday: Stoxx, DAX hit records as Rio-Glencore talks boost sentiment

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Friday 09 Jan 2026

(Sharecast News) - European shares powered to a new record high on Friday with geopolitics and a potential mega-merger of mining giants Rio Tinto and Glencore driving sentiment.
The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index was up 0.59% to 607.4 at 1153 GMT - a new intra-day high. Britain's mining heavy FTSE 100...

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