European stock markets closed the session under the banner of caution. Paris remained just below par (-0.02%) while Frankfurt made a small step forward (+0.19%) and London gained 0.48%.

Markets await US jobs data on Friday to see how the market reacted to the news. The FTSE 100 index closed up 0.39% and the CAC 40 index closed 0.42% higher. The DAX index closed down 0.36% and The CAC 50 index closed 1.01% higher in the session.