Strong U.S. jobs figures combined with progress in Britain's talks to leave the European Union and hopes surrounding the formation of the next German government to shore up global stock markets on Friday. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Britain's FTSE 100 was up 0.7 percent to 7,370 while Germany's DAX added 1.1 percent to 13,182. The CAC 40 of France rose 0.3 percent to 5,303. U.S. stocks were poised for solid gains at the open with Dow futures and the broader S&P 500 futures up 0.3 percent. US JOBS: U.S. employers added a robust 228,000 jobs in November, a sign of the job market's enduring strength in its ninth year of economic recovery.

Source: ABC News December 08, 2017 06:31 UTC