European stock markets mostly rose in the course of today's session, as the strengthening of the shares of the mining sector due to growth in metal prices supported the market, but some of the major stock indexes may show the worst week for about five months.

Attention will be on the US labor market raport in June, which will be released by the US Department of Labor at 12:30 GMT.

The composite index Stoxx Europe 600 of the largest enterprises in the region increased in the course of trading by 0,5% - to 323.69 points, while on the week lost more than 3% and can show the largest weekly percentage drop since mid-February.

The UK trade deficit widened in May, against the background of weak exports, showed on Friday the data of the Office of National Statistics.

The merchandise trade deficit increased to 9.9 billion pounds from 9.4 billion pounds in April. The expected deficit was 10.7 billion pounds.

This extension reflects a greater reduction in exports by 2.1 billion pounds, than the fall of 1.6 billion pounds of imports.

The deficit with EU countries increased to 7.3 billion euros from 6.9 billion pounds, while with non-member states in the EU rose to 2.6 billion pounds from 2.5 billion pounds.

Meanwhile, the services surplus increased to 7.6 billion pounds from 7.5 billion pounds.

As a result, the overall trade deficit, including goods and services, increased to 2.3 billion pounds from 2 billion pounds. Exports fell by 2.0 billion pounds, while imports decreased by 1.7 billion pounds.

Shares of mining companies rising on Friday, bank stocks also rise in price.

The cost of securities of Rio Tinto rose by 1,8%, Anglo American - by 2.3%. Shares of Royal Bank of Scotland rose in price by 0,5%, Standard Chartered - +0,7%, Lloyds Banking Group - by 2%, HSBC - by 0.4%.

Shares of Air France-KLM fell 1.4%. The airline announced the resignation of its chief Pierre-François Riolachchi CFO, who will take the post of CFO at Danish company ISS A/S.

Air France-KLM also reported an increase in passenger traffic in June by 1% - to 8.3 million people. The number of passengers on long-haul destinations decreased by 3.9% compared with the same period a year earlier.

Shares of TDC Denmark telecom company increased by 5.9%.

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