EU markets are mixed at midday on Friday. The French CAC is in the lead with a gain near 0.30% while the FTSE trails at 0.15% and the DAX is hugging break-even. Trade hopes are helping to support stocks although Brexit unease drags on sentiment. In Brexit news, markets are waiting on a ruling from the UK Supreme Court on whether Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was legal or not. The ruling will come next week.
In stock news, shares of Alten are at the top of the rankings. The company reported solid first-half results and sparked an upgrade from SocGen. Shares of the stock are up nearly 10%. At the other end of the spectrum, shares of Signify are down about -7.0%. Phillips revealed it would sell the remainder of its stake.