European stocks on Friday ended at a record high as weak US payrolls data pointed to lower chances of early policy tightening, while optimism over a eurozone economic recovery buoyed most sectors.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.39 percent to a new closing high of 452.57, having earlier hit an all-time high of 452.71. It added 0.8 percent for the week.
Technology stocks rose 1.2 percent and were the best performers for the day, led by Austrian chipmaker AMS AG.
Shares of the company rose 4.4 percent after it announced the sale of its North American digital systems business to US-based Acquity
The airline industry is ratcheting up its campaign to ease border restrictions and allow more international travel even by people who aren’t vaccinated against coronavirus despite high infection rates in many countries.
Weeks after taking a one-year pension payments holiday to shore up its finances, British Airways is moving the management of its in-deficit retirement schemes from its in-house managers and