European markets opened moderately higher on Friday, with investors remaining cautious ahead of the release of the monthly US non-farm payrolls report later in the day.

In Paris, the CAC 40 advanced by 0.46% to 7,462.62 points at around 08:31 GMT. In Frankfurt, the Dax gained 0.18%, compared with 0.12% for the FTSE in London.

The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index gained 0.12%, the EuroStoxx 50 0.28% and the Stoxx 600 0.17%.

Futures on New York indices suggest a mixed opening on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones showing no clear direction, compared with a fall of 0.13% for the Standard & Poor's 500 and 0.22% for the Nasdaq.

The monthly Non-Farm Payrolls report, released by the US Labor Department at 13:30 GMT, will give a full picture of the state of labor markets across the Atlantic in November.

The indicator is crucial, as it precedes the next Federal Reserve meeting scheduled for December 13, the central bank having repeatedly indicated that the resistance of labor markets to its rate hikes was supporting inflation momentum.

Several indicators published this week nevertheless rule out the risk of an upside surprise, as the number of job vacancies in October and private-sector job creation in November fell, while new jobless claims rose last week.

On the value side, Vivendi advanced by 2.51% after its inclusion in the CAC 40 index, replacing Worldline.

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(Written by Corentin Chappron, edited by Kate Entringer)