2018-10-29
European shares opened higher on Monday, although they are heading for the worst monthly performance since August 2015 in a temporary recovery from sales that led them to a level not recorded since December 2016.
 
By 0821 GMT, the Stoxx 600 European index rose 0.5 percent, with most of the bourses gaining strength, but the opening of the CAC 40 index was delayed by technical problems.
 
However, morale remains weak as futures for US equities are trading lower as concern about China's slowdown in Asian stocks continued to press earlier.
 
The banking sector was the top performer, rising 1.15 percent. HSBC rose 3.6 percent after Europe's largest bank by assets, third-quarter profit of 28 percent.