European Stocks Mixed at Close

European stocks closed Thursday after showing mixed performance across the old continent’s markets, pushed downwards by tensions between Washington and Beijing and the worse than expected unemployment data in the US.

On the other hand, positive financial results by some listed companies gave support to the stock market.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed higher by 0.70% at 373.70, and the Europe STOXX 50 settled higher by 0.066%.

Likewise, FTSE100 finished higher by 0.70%, while CAC40 and DAX closed marginally lower by 0.067 and 0.0066%, respectively.