U.K. bank shares also steadied in early trading. Shares in Barclays PLC were up 0.2% after falling 4.1% on Thursday, while Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC was up 0.4% after sliding nearly 10%. The U.K.'s FTSE 250 index, which is more domestically focused than the country's benchmark FTSE 100, was up 0.4% after sliding 1.3% on Thursday.