European security markets opened higher on
Friday led by financials and miners amid positive US employment and
manufacturing data. Stoxx Europe 600 index added 0.3%, reaching 235.49, German
DAX 30 index climbed 0.2% at 5,735.25 while UK FTSE 100 index advanced
0.3 trading at 5,417.36. French CAC 40 index traded flat at 2,996.3.