US stocks ended narrowly mixed Friday amid conflicting signals on American consumer confidence, a critical barometer for the US economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 12. 85 points (0. 12 percent) to 10,624. 69, setting a four-session winning streak. The Nasdaq composite fell 0. 80 point (0.

US stocks ended the day narrowly mixed Friday amid conflicting signals on American consumer confidence, a critical barometer for the US economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 12. 10 points (0. 11 percent) to 10,623. 94 at the market close. The Nasdaq composite fell 1. 00 point (0. 04 percent) to 2,367.

European stock exchanges closed generally higher on Friday on news that retail sales in the United States rose unexpectedly in February for the second straight month. But momentum was constrained by a report from the University of Michigan that US consumer confidence had fallen this month. In London the FTSE 100 index added 0.

US stocks were mostly flat Friday amid mixed signals on American consumer sentiment, a critical barometer for the US economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 7. 86 points (0. 07 percent) at 1650 GMT to 10,619. 70 after mostly rising for the week. The Nasdaq composite added 0. 22 points (0.

British investors will aim higher next week, after striking an 18-month peak on global economic recovery hopes, but some analysts warn that the market may be due a correction. The London market's FTSE 100 index of leading shares rose 0. 46 percent over the past five days to end the week at 5,625. 65 points.

European stock exchanges ended the week generally higher, with the London FTSE 100 indx adding 0.15 percent to close at 5,625.65 on Friday.The Paris CAC 40 slipped 0.04 percent to finish at 3,927.40 while in Frankfurt the Dax rose 0.28 percent to 5,945.11.

US stocks climbed Friday on higher retail sales that fueled expectations that consumer sentiment was improving amid fragile economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 25. 70 points (0. 24 percent) in initial trades to 10,637. 54 as market sentiment continued to show improvement this week. The Nasdaq composite climbed 2.

Europe's main stock markets rose Friday as investors awaited crucial economic data and tracked US attempts to rein in the banking sector, dealers said. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index gained 0. 32 percent to 5,636. 72 points, in Paris the CAC 40 was up 0. 58 percent to 3,951. 86 points and Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose 0.

US stocks staged an 11th hour rally Thursday after the head of Citigroup, Vikram Pandit, said he was sure the major bank was on track for a sustainable recovery, lifting sentiment. After opening mostly lower, the market headed into positive territory in the final hour of trade, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 44.

Wall Street stocks traded nearly unchanged Thursday after a disappointing unemployment report and Chinese inflation data that heightened concerns about Beijing's efforts to cool its red-hot economy. After opening sharply lower, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 7. 71 points (0. 07 percent) to trade nearly flat at 10,559.