German shares ended higher in quiet trading boosted by Wall Street's late gains from Thursday. Traders said the good performance was due mainly to a firmer dollar and bond market, but trading volume was on the weak side.

Paris CAC-40 2115 +(7.14)

French stocks ended fractionally higher as a fall on Wall Street eroded early gains from selective buying in a market where much of the trading was linked to the expiry of the May futures contract.

Milan Mibtel 10,651 +(4)

Italian stocks ended slightly higher in fairly thin trading.