European stocks close higher on US jobs data (AFP)

AFP - European stock markets closed higher Friday, extending gains on the back of better-than-

European stock markets closed sharply higher on Thursday, extending gains on hopes European leaders can find a solution to the eurozone debt crisis and will help banks if need be.London's FTSE-100 index of leading shares closed up 3.71 percent, in Frankfurt, the DAX added 3.15 percent and in Paris the CAC-40 jumped 3.41 percent. Other European markets posted similar gains, helped too by the European Central Bank and Bank of England's efforts to boost the economy.