European markets fall ahead of U.S. jobs data (EUR:USD)

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London (UKX) -0.40%

Germany (DAX:IND) -0.73% Germany posts trade surplus of 16.8 billion euros in July

France (CAC:IND) -0.44% to a three-week low on Friday. France posted a trade deficit of 5.9 billion euros in July.

The Swiss consumer confidence index fell by 2.2 points to -34.6 in August.

Finland registered

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