European main stock markets closed lower in thin trading on Friday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies giving up a very slight 0.08 percent to 5,847.11 points.
In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 edged down by 0.29 percent to 6,944.56 points while in Paris the CAC 40 fell by 0.61 percent to 3,435.62 points.

