Markets were mixed in Europe on Friday.
The Dax added 0.09 percent to 8,041.26 in Frankfurt, while Madrid’s IBEX jumped 1.07 percent to 15,261.3.
On the other hand, the FTSE Eurofirst 300 was 0.08 percent lower to 1,598.14 while the Paris CAC-40 dropped 0.32 percent to 5,843.95.
EADS (Euronext: EAD; FWB: EAD) did the best on the CAC-40, adding 2.68 percent to €23.77 on new orders and on delays at US rival Boeing (NYSE: BA; TYO: 7661).
In addition, JPMorgan Chase hiked EADS’ target share price from €26 to €28.
Meanwhile, Commerzbank (FWB: CBK) was the best performer on the Dax, where it gained 2.16 percent to €31.22 on speculation that an Italian bank would launch a takeover bid.
Utilities were higher.
Gaz de France (Euronext: GAZ) was 1.45 percent higher to €37.84, while Suez (Euronext: SZE; NYSE: SZE) added 1.67 percent to €42.55.
In the pharmaceuticals sector, Bayer (FWB: BAY; TYO: 4863) gained 1.66 percent to €57.66.
Building materials group Saint-Gobain (Euronext: SGO) was the biggest loser on the CAC-40, where it dropped 3.1 percent to €72.60.
Elsewhere in the sector, Lafarge (Euronext: LG; NYSE: LR) was down 1.11 percent to €117.61.
Construction group Vinci (Euronext: DG) dropped 2.57 percent to €53.56 while Bouygues (Euronext: EN), which has interests in construction and media, fell 0.94 percent to €64.36.
Airlines saw declines.
Air France (Euronext: AF; NYSE: AKH) was down 2.04 percent to €27.81 while Lufthansa (FWB: LHA) was 2.16 percent lower to €21.25.