European stocks traded mostly higher Friday morning as positive signals emerge from trade negotiations between the U.S. and China and a meeting between British and Irish leaders over Brexit.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 climbed 0.5% after the opening bell, banks and basic resources each jumping 1.3% while the food and beverage sector fell 0.5%.
The FTSE 100 was the only major index trading in the red on the back of Thursday’s sharp surge for the pound, which tends to move inversely to the index.
Source: CNBC