European stocks and Wall Street futures rise ahead of US jobs data

European stocks and Wall Street futures rose on Friday, while US regional banks clawed back some of their recent losses in pre-market trade, as investors looked ahead to the publication of US jobs data for evidence of the health of the American economy.

The region-wide Stoxx Europe 600 added 0.3 per cent in morning trade after another bout of selling shook US regional banks overnight on Wall Street and extended the industry’s worst panic since 2008.