European stocks and U.S. equity futures tread water ahead of jobs data
European stocks traded mostly flat on Friday, as investors took to the sidelines ahead of an important update on U.S. jobs. Airlines and travel companies fell after the U.K. government removed Portugal from its list of safe travel destinations.The Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP,
+0.07%
inched up 0.1% to 451.33, with the German DAX
DAX,
+0.10%
also up 0.1% and the French CAC 40
PX1,
-0.06%
and the FTSE 100 index
UKX,
-0.13%
down 0.1%. Asian stocks were mixed, while U.S. stock futures
ES00,
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