Investing.com - European stocks were mixed after the closing bell on Friday.
At the close of European trade, Germany’s DAX rose 0.17%, London’s FTSE 100 shed 0.32%, France’s CAC 40 declined 0.94% and the EURO STOXX 50 was down 0.31%.
Earlier in the day, preliminary official data showed that Gross domestic product in the euro zone rose less-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 0.40% in the last quarter from 1.00% in the preceding quarter.
Analysts had expected GDP to rise 0.50% in the last quarter.
Meanwhile, on Wall Street, equity markets were down after the open. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.11%; the S&P 500 index shed 1.53%, while the Nasdaq 100 index declined 2.10%.
At the close of European trade, Germany’s DAX rose 0.17%, London’s FTSE 100 shed 0.32%, France’s CAC 40 declined 0.94% and the EURO STOXX 50 was down 0.31%.
Earlier in the day, preliminary official data showed that Gross domestic product in the euro zone rose less-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 0.40% in the last quarter from 1.00% in the preceding quarter.
Analysts had expected GDP to rise 0.50% in the last quarter.
Meanwhile, on Wall Street, equity markets were down after the open. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.11%; the S&P 500 index shed 1.53%, while the Nasdaq 100 index declined 2.10%.