Friday saw mixed results for European stock markets, which earlier this week had reached all-time highs.
Major bourses were trading in a varied manner during early afternoon trades, and the pan-European Stoxx 600 index had not changed much at 2:36 p.m. London time.
France’s CAC 40 was up 0.5%, but the German Dax and London’s FTSE 100 were both down about 0.3%.
A wave of corporate profits and the possibility of a peace agreement to end the conflict in Ukraine caused investors to react, sending stocks in the area to all-time highs on Thursday.
Donald Trump, the president of the United States, stated Wednesday that peace negotiations would start after meeting with his Russian and Ukrainian colleagues.
Source (CNBC)
