Fri, 12 Jul 2013 12:22:09 GMT
European stocks advance as U.S. shares hit records
European stocks advanced on early Friday's trading session, after sentiment rallied on expansion in the U.S. economy and the central bank said that it will scale back bond purchases only if reports will continue to indicated growth. The FTSEurofirst 300 Index advanced 0.37% to 6,567.45, while the Dow and S&P 500 closed at record highs on Thursday.