U.K. Stocks Lead Europe This Year Despite 'Brexit' Risk
- British miners are top performers among European shares
- Even companies most at risk in Brexit fall less than region
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Investors who stood by U.K. stocks during a miner-led slump are now better off than those who bet on any other European market.
Not that U.K. shares are posting great returns -- the FTSE 100 Index is down for the year. But its 3.4 percent decline is about a third that of the regional Euro Stoxx 50 Index, and traders have been piling into exchange-traded funds that track the stocks. The British gauge fell 1 percent on Thursday.