Real estate, utilities help FTSE outperform European markets

By Kit Rees and Helen ReidLONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Britain's top share index edged higher on Monday, outpacing softer European markets following a widely expected win for centrist Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential election.The blue chip FTSE 100 index was down 0.1 percent at 7,291.17 points at the close, slightly outperforming the broader European benchmark.European equities initially opened higher after Macron, a former investment banker, defeated far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, but