German DAX index climbed on Friday as Greece completed its debt swap agreement and data showed US economy created 227 000 jobs in February. Engineering company Linde AG surged 5.2% after posting a 3.6% increase in 4th quarter profit and predicting better revenue and profit this year. Merck KGaA gained 2% after Deutsche Bank raised share's rating from hold to buy, suggesting market's view on company's future earnings is too pessimistic. At the moment of writing DAX 30 is 0.3% or 20.29 points up at 6,854.83.