Market Update
Stocks in Europe seesawed early Friday, opening negative but paring losses later, with financial stocks witnessing buying after a short-sales ban was introduced by several countries to curb volatility.
At the time of writing, Britain's FTSE rose 0.5%, France's CAC was flat while Germany's DAX was trading 0.8% higher.
Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Lloyds Group and Royal Bank of Scotland gained 1.8% to 3.3%, as four countries, including France, announced a ban on short-selling bank stocks.
In news-driven stocks, ThyssenKrupp AG fell 1.4% following its quarterly earnings declaration.
Elsewhere, Asian shares mostly edged up, tracking a positive close on Wall Street overnight.