Nasdaq leading gains but european equities hold near the flat line and oil outperforms. Shares of altice soar after news of the buy out of the giant and delist the shares. Rio tinto ceo resigns after destruction of two aboriginal sites and unrest at the miners fallout. Welcome to street signs. Happy friday lets take a look at european markets and how we are trading we have a little mixed picture now. The dax down 0. 2 . The cac around flat line, the ftse mib down. Yesterday, we saw european markets retreat. We did miss that big drop off in the u. S. Session that took place after european markets closed. A little momentum coming off the lower wall street session yesterday. Lets look at the sector weve got Household Goods up. 7 health care, real estate tell come and food and bef a bit of a defensive tilt. In contrast, oil and gas down 1 the worst performing part of the market 5 , insurance, industrials sterling has come under pressure as stalling negotiations erodes trust out of europe a