European stocks edged lower on Friday, in the first opportunity for Continental stocks to react to Vice President Mike Pence’s critical comments toward China, as earnings season continued to generally favorable investor reaction.
After closing Thursday at its highest level since Jan. 29, 2018, the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, -0.34% declined 0.12% to 396.91.
The German DAX DAX, -0.22% dropped 0.05% to 12866.23, the French CAC 40 PX1, -0.09% increased 0.22% to 5696.71 and the U.K. FTSE 100 UKX, -0.47% fell 0.05% to 7324.32.