LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - European shares turned positive on Monday, with financial services companies continuing their rise ahead of Citigroup results, while earlier takeover news from BlueBay had also lifted sentiment.
By 0954 GMT, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares was 0.1 percent higher at 1,086.95 points after earlier being as low as 1,080.08. (Reporting by Joanne Frearson)