Dubai-Mubasher: European shares opened Thursday on a mixed note, following suit of U.S. peers which showed variant performance at Wednesday’s close amid forecasts that the world’s biggest economy will see sluggish growth.

U.K.’s FTSE rose by 0.26%, and German’s DAX added 0.47%. In addition, France’s CAC moved 0.18% higher, and Italy’s FTSE MIB gained 0.18%.

Spain’s IBEX35 declined 0.13%, while Stoxx 600 rose 0.13%.