Europe Stock markets risen, helped by a rally in oil prices and hopes of
more stimulus action by central banks.
London's FTSE 100 index was nearly 2% higher, with share indexes elsewhere in Europe showing similar gains.
Shares
had risen strongly on Thursday, following hints from the European
Central Bank that it was considering more action to boost the eurozone's
economy.
The share rises come at the end of a turbulent week for the markets.
Stock markets had dived earlier in the week as investors fretted over falling oil prices and prospects for China's economy.
