European stocks opened the session with limited losses while awaiting important data.

European stock indices experienced limited losses at the beginning of Friday's trading session, amid the release of industrial production data for France and Spain, and the concerns accompanying the record rise in borrowing costs in the UK, after bond yields for 30-year bonds reached their highest levels in about 27 years.

However, losses remained very limited as investors awaited the release of US labor market data later in the session.

At the start of today's session, the performance of the main European stock indices was as follows:

• The Euro Stoxx 600 index declined by 0.15%, reaching 515.74 points.
• The French CAC 40 index remained stable at 7,494.64 points, after data showed a higher-than-expected increase in consumer spending and industrial production in the country.
• The German DAX index remained stable at 20,318.62 points.
• The British FTSE 100 index fell by 0.11% to 8,311.27 points.
• The Italian FTSE MIB index remained stable at 35,344.65 points.
• The Spanish IBEX 35 index dropped by about 0.47%, reaching 11,843.70 points.