European stocks end positive after touching fresh record high

European stocks ended higher on Friday, building on momentum that has pushed regional indexes higher this week.

The pan-European Stoxx 600

closed the session up 0.5%, having added 0.5% in Thursday’s session after reaching a record high earlier in the day, marking the index’s fifth consecutive day of gains.

Major bourses across the region made gains on Friday. London’s FTSE 100

index — which also hit an all-time high earlier this week — was up 0.7% at the close, while Switzerland’s SMI added 0.6% and Italy’s FTSE MIB ended 0.4% higher.