India, March 28 -- European shares drifted lower on Friday amid signs that U.S. President Donald Trump could be intensifying a broader trade war that could damage growth worldwide.
Meanwhile, German consumer sentiment is set to rise only marginally heading into April despite a revival in expectations regarding the economy after the new elections, a closely watched survey revealed earlier today.
The forward-looking consumer climate index rose to -24.5 in April from -24.6 in March, according to a survey jointly published by the market research group GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions.
Elsewhere, the British pound climbed after the release of positive retail sales and GDP data.
British retail sales unexpectedly climbed by...