India, July 25 -- European stocks were subdued on Friday as investors waited for the latest updates on EU-U.S. trade talks ahead of the August 1 deadline.
In economic releases, German business morale improved less than expected in July, a survey showed today.
The Ifo institute's business climate index rose to 88.6 in July from 88.4 in June while analysts had expected a score of 89.0.
Elsewhere, U.K. retail sales recovered in June as warm weather boosted food and non-food store sales, data from the Office for National Statistics showed.
Retail sales grew 0.9 percent on a monthly basis, in contrast to the revised 2.8 percent drop in May. However, this was weaker than economists' forecast of 1.2 percent gain.
The GfK consumer confidence i...