Shares edged lower in Europe on Friday following a lackluster day in Asia ahead of the release of U.S. economic growth data later in the day.
Benchmarks fell Friday in Paris, London, Tokyo and Shanghai but rose in Hong Kong and Sydney.
Economists have been upgrading their estimates, with many forecasting that GDP expanded at an annual rate of close to 3% in the first three months of the year. That would be up a full percentage point from previous estimates.
