LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - European shares pared losses and turned positive on Thursday morning, as stronger banks and miners offset weaker retailers and telecoms.
At 0823 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 0.1 percent at 1,072.67 points, having been as low as 1,067.18 earlier in the session.
Lloyds rose 2.7 percent after a broker upgrade. Barclays rose 1.9 percent, bouncing from recent weakness. (Reporting by Brian Gorman)