European shares climb in early trading on Brexit day

(Reuters) - Gains in airlines and mining stocks helped European shares rise in early trading on Friday, on a day the United Kingdom officially ends its 40-year membership of the EU.The pan-European STOXX 600 , which was up 0.3% by 0811 GMT, was still looking at its second straight weekly decline on concerns about the coronavirus outbreak in China which has now taken more than 200 lives.Investors also took heart that the World Health Organization (WHO) stopped short of travel and trade..