European stocks ended a choppy day slightly higher, but with gains capped by euro strength and worries North Korea will launch another missile over the weekend. The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, +0.15% closed 0.2% higher at 375.51, trimming its weekly loss to 0.2%.

U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower Friday, finishing a holiday-shortened week with modest losses, as investors traded cautiously ahead of a potential missile test by North Korea and Hurricane Irma's arrival on the Florida coast over the weekend. The S&P 500 index SPX, -0.15% closed 3.67 points, or 0.2%, lower at 2,461.43, ending an up-and-down week with a 0.6% loss.

Asian stocks rose strongly Monday after Hurricane Irma weakened and North Korea marked a weekend holiday with celebrations but refrained from launching more missiles, giving investors some relief.