European shares are higher after a mixed session in Asia

A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) European shares advanced after a mixed session in Asia on Friday, with scant news driving trading. Markets have calmed somewhat after the turmoil unleashed by Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs offensive, aimed at compelling companies to base manufacturing inside the United States. The future for the S&P 500 advanced 0.2% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.3%….