India, June 20 -- The major European stock markets finished off the week in mixed fashion, finishing on opposite sides of the unchanged line on Friday.
The markets opened higher on Friday, with Germany and France remaining in the green throughout the session, while London slipped into the red by the end of the day.
The positive sentiment got a boost after the White House said President Donald Trump sees a "substantial chance of negotiations" and would decide within two weeks whether to authorize a direct U.S. military strike on Iran.
Germany's DAX jumped 293.17 points or 1.27 percent to finish at 23,350.55, while the FTSE in London slipped 17.15 points or 0.20 percent to close at 8,774.65 and the CAC 40 in France added 36.21 points or 0....