Live Markets: Tech, miners lift STOXX

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17/08/2026 08:57

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STOXX 600 up 0.3%
Tech, mining stocks lead
Investors continue to trim Fed hike bets
Wall Street futures higher
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TECH, MINERS LIFT STOXX
Most major European share indexes are higher on Monday, helped by gains in miners and tech stocks. 
Europe's benchmark STOXX 600 .STOXX is up 0.3%, just 0.5% below its all-time high from earlier this month.
Germany's DAX .GDAXI and France's CAC 40 .FCHI are inching higher, while Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE is up just under 0.4%.
Europe's biggest mover is Switzerland's SIG Group SIGNC.S, which has fallen over 16% after announcing that CEO Mikko Keto, who only joined the company in February, would be leaving the role.  
Shares in Belgium's argenx ARGX.BR are up 7.5% after announcing positive results from a phase three trial of its efgartigimod drug. 
Here's your opening snapshot: 
(Samuel Indyk)
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EARLIER ON LIVE MARKETS:
EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: STOCKS SET FOR GAIN AS FED RATE HIKE BETS RECEDE CLICK HERE
COULD CONSUMERS KEEP THE FED ON HOLD, WHILE JAPAN HIKES? CLICK HERE