European Stocks Aim At Fresh Record After China Data and Wall Street’s Optimism

European stocks were poised for another record session on Friday, lifted by encouraging China economic data and after fresh highs on Wall Street. The German DAX 30 index, French CAC 40 index and the FTSE 100 index rose 0.8%, 1%, and 0.7%, respectively. China growth for 2019 came in at 6.1%, while investors also took in encouraging retail sales and industrial production data.