London (UKX) -0.40%

Germany (DAX:IND) -0.73% Germany records trade surplus of €16.8B in July.

France (CAC:IND) -0.44% to a three-week low on Friday. France records trade deficit of €5.9B in July.

The consumer confidence indicator in Switzerland fell by 2.2 points to -34.6 in August.

Finland recorded a trade surplus of €0.09B in July.

Norway’s manufacturing production rose by 2% M/M in July.

Denmark’s manufacturing production grew by 7.3% from a month earlier in July.

Wholesale prices in Austria dropped by 1.2% Y/Y in August.

The Czech Republic trade deficit narrowed to CZK 4.1B in July. Industrial production in the Czech Republic dropped 1.9% Y/Y in July.

Slovakia’s trade surplus fell to EUR 205.8M in July.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 (STOXX) moved 0.50% lower, extending the decline for a fourth straight session, and on track to end the lower more than 3% lower, as traders remain cautious ahead of the US jobs report later in the day.

Coming up in the session: Euro Area GDP expected shortly.

In the bond market, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield was down 3 basis points to 3.70%.

Germany’s 10-year yield was down 4 basis points at 2.17%.

U.K.’s 10-year yield was down 4 basis points to 3.88%.

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