Stock markets crawl up from major slump

05.09.2022

European stocks were still in the black by midday on Friday as investors looked to the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.

The benchmark Stoxx 600 index and France's CAC 40 were up 0.6%, while Germany's DAX was 1.3% firmer.

All eyes were on the non-farm payrolls report for August,...