Most Asia-Pacific stocks posted more wide, strong gains Friday with the region getting a fresh boost from news that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump agreed to meet by May. But some of the gains cooled as the morning progressed, with traders digesting the real implications.

European stocks leapt to a one-week high Thursday after the European Central Bank offered a brighter assessment of economic growth in the eurozone, and as the euro retreated from intraday gains.

The stock market closed higher and the Nasdaq extended its winning streak for a fifth session Thursday after President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to impose tariffs of 25% on imported steel and 10% on aluminum, but exempted Canada and Mexico while allowing other countries to negotiate exclusions.