Stock Markets Updates

European shares rose on Friday, led by miners, banks and oil producers, as U.S. jobless data came in below expectations, boosting sentiment.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European companies closed unofficially up 0.7 percent at 872.79 points, for a weekly gain of 1.2 percent.BHP rose 6.8 percent, while peers Anglo American and Xstrata put on 6 and 2.8 percent, respectively.