LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares were mixed in early trading, with losses in the banking sector offsetting gains from mineral extractors such as Anglo American , up 3.2%. Shares in Rio Tinto , which announced massive jobs cuts and cost cutting plans on Wednesday, shot up 9.5%. The U.K. FTSE 100 index lost 0.2% to 4,370.66, while the German DAX 30 index rose 0.5% to 4,804.82 and the French CAC-40 index was flat at 3,298.60.
