(LONDON) Global markets were up on Friday morning, the day after the Bank of England decided to raise its key rate and hours before the release of US jobs data.
London and Paris added 0.4% in early trading in Europe, while Frankfurt improved 0.2%.
In New York, before markets opened, the Dow Jones Industrials Average was up 0.2% and the broader S
In Asia, the Nikkei 225 added 0.1% in Tokyo. The Shanghai Stock Exchange advanced 0.2% and the Hang Seng 0.6% in Hong Kong. Sydney climbed 0.2% and Seoul lost 0.1%. The Indian Sensex improved by 0.4%.
On the New York Commodities Exchange, the price of oil added 29 US cents to US$81.84 a barrel.
