LONDON (Reuters) - European shares rose strongly at the open on Friday, extending their gains from the previous session as a relief rally due to easing fears of a trade war helped Wall Street hit record highs, while Asian shares also rose further overnight.
At 0730 GMT, euro zone blue chips
Germany's DAX (GDAXI) , home to some of the continent's mightiest exporters, was up 0.7 percent while autos, miners and banks were the top gainers across European bourses.
Within the pan-European STOXX 600 (STOXX), shares in British industrial technology firm Smiths (L:SMIN) posted the worst performance, dropping 9 percent after its full-year profit missed analysts' estimates.
Just Eat (L:JE) lost 5.5 percent after a report said Uber was in early talks to buy Deliveroo, potentially giving it a major rival in the food delivery business.