European markets mixed at close; Dax up 1.18%

Forexpros – European stocks were mixed after the closing bell on Friday.

At the close of European trade, Germany’s DAX rose 1.18%, London’s FTSE 100 gained 0.58%, France’s CAC 40 declined 0.48% and the EURO STOXX 50 was down 0.52%.

Earlier in the day, preliminary data showed that U.S. UoM consumer sentiment rose more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 57.8 last month from 55.7 in the preceding month.

Analysts had expected UoM consumer sentiment to rise to 56.0 last month.

Meanwhile, on Wall Street, equity markets were up after the open. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.60%; the S&P 500 index gained 0.40%, while the Nasdaq 100 index climbed 0.73%.

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