European equity markets were set to open higher on Friday, extending gains from the previous session as a White House confirmation of a Trump-Xi meeting next week lifted risk sentiment globally.
In Europe, investors braced for key economic data including UK retail sales, French consumer confidence and PMI reports from across the region.
On the corporate front, earnings are set to come from Saab Ab and Sanofi.
Stocks found support this week from a strong earnings season despite macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds.
In premarket trade, Euro Stoxx 50 and Stoxx 600 futures were both up around 0.2%.