Markets in Europe were narrowly mixed at 6.20 AM New York time.

The FTSE was down a fraction to 6,658. BHP Billiton (BHP) was down 1.4% to 1792. Vodafone (VOD) was down .2% to 189.4.

The DAXX was also off a fraction to 7,974. Deutsche Bank (DB) was up 3.9% to 92.29. MAN AG was up 3.8% to 122.81.

The CAC 40 was up a fraction to 5,806. Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) was up 1.1% to 6.7. BNP Paribas was up 1.9% to 76.02.

Data from Reuters

Douglas A. McIntyre