Summary The euro gained to $1.3629 from $1.3609 late on Thursday in New York.
LONDON (AFP) - Europe s main stock markets were mixed on Friday as traders focused on regional growth data and a profit warning by US chemical giant DuPont.
In late trading, London s benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies had gained 0.26 percent to stand at 6,752.65 points.
Frankfurt s DAX 30 had added 0.12 percent to 9,816.75 points while the CAC 40 in Paris slipped by 0.05 percent to 4,437.42 points.
In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.07 percent to 16,835.15 in early deals.
The broad-based S&P 500 was off by 0.12 percent to 1,954.95, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index lost 0.03 percent to 4,377.56.
The euro gained to $1.3629 from $1.3609 late on Thursday in New York.
European markets had been in positive territory for the most part earlier on Friday, but traders took note when New York opened lower following a profit warning from Dow heavyweight DuPont.
The chemical giant cited disappointing corn seed sales and seed inventory write downs.
Over the week, European stock markets have "performed poorly, weighed down by concerns about the wider economy, as well as geopolitical tensions", noted Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at trading group CMC Markets UK.
The French economy stagnated in the first quarter and investment continued to decline but purchasing power bumped higher, the state statistics agency said on Friday.
Confirming an earlier estimate, INSEE said the French economy saw zero growth in the first quarter, with paltry 0.7 percent growth expected for the whole of 2014.
Across the Channel, Britain s economy grew by 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2014 compared with output in the final three months of last year, unrevised official data showed.
Gross domestic product was 3.0-percent higher in the January-March quarter compared with the first three months of 2013, revised down from the previous official estimate of 3.1 percent, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement.
In foreign exchange, the British pound nudged down to $1.7011 from $1.7024 late on Thursday. The euro stood at 80.14 British pence compared with 79.94 pence the previous day.
On the London Bullion Market, the price of gold increased to $1,315.25 an ounce from $1,311.75 on Thursday.
Asian stock markets closed mostly lower on Friday following losses on Wall Street the previous day that were fuelled by anaemic US consumer spending.
Next week, investors anticipate the release of key economic data on global manufacturing activity, US jobs and Japanese business confidence.
