Investor focus is largely attuned to U.S. politics, following the release of a whistleblower complaint against President Trump.
U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are set to meet in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 10, three people close to the talks told CNBC.
European shares are set to open slightly higher on Friday, with gains capped by escalating political uncertainty in the United States.Britain's FTSE 100 is seen rising 11 points to 7,364, Germany's DAX up 17 points at 12,300 and France's CAC up 7 points at 5,618, according to IG index. The report, published on Thursday, claimed the U.S. leader abused his office by enlisting the support of Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 U.S. election and that his administration tried to "lock down" records of a conversation between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
On the U.S.-China trade front, negotiators on both sides are set to meet in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 10, three people close to the talksIn Asia, stocks were mostly lower as fresh data showed China's industrial profits for August fell 2% from a year earlier. MSCI's broadest index of Asian shares excluding Japan dropped around 0.3%.
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