DAVID HAFFENREFFER, CNN ANCHOR: Let's get a check now on how the European markets are faring on this Friday morning.</s>CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN ANCHOR: Adrienne Roberts of the "Financial Times" joins us from the "FT"'s London newsroom. White House at do you have for us, Adrienne?</s>ADRIENNE ROBERTS, "FINANCIAL TIMES": Well, a mixed bag really. The -- most of the blue chip indices are a little bit stronger -- Frankfurt's looking good, London's looking good. Terra Lycos, of course, they lost their chief executive, Bob Davis, yesterday -- that opened about two percent lower. And the auto stocks, after yesterday's fairly weak sales in the U.S., not really too much affected. DaimlerChrysler is more or less flat. I think the sales were weak, but it was hardly a surprise to the market. As I said, a mixture of stocks doing well. Some of the best ones are more or less old economy players. We're looking at Marks & Spencer, the retailer, looking good, Anglo American looking very good, but also SAP, the huge software producer, looking very good. On the downside, a mixture once again of the New Economy and old economy. Dimension Data's not looking great and COLT Telecom is also under a little bit of pressure. But generally, levels are better than they were, for example, this time yesterday.</s>HAFFENREFFER: And the European currency, now back up above the 94-cent line.</s>ROBERTS: Well, it's an economic growth story again, David: People are just basically watching to see what's happening with the U.S. economy, hopeful signs from the European economy. People thinking that's going to be a hedge. Of course, the big question now: I think the market's not doing much ahead of the U.S. nonfarm payrolls data -- that's what everyone's waiting for.</s>ROMANS: OK, Adrienne Roberts, at the "Financial Times," thanks so much.
'Financial Times': Mixed Mood in European Markets