Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:01:54 GMT
European shares higher on last trading day before holidays
European markets opened
higher on Friday led by financials and resource companies as investor optimism
was lifted by better-than-expected US economic data. Stoxx Europe 600 index
added 0.9% at 241.77 while FTSE 100 index advanced 0.7% to 5,492.56.
French CAC 40 index gained 1% at 3,104.37 and German DAX 30 index
climbed 0.9% to 5,897.49.