BENGALURU (April 9): European stocks were subdued on Friday, but marked their longest weekly winning streak since November 2019, as hopes of a rapid recovery in economic growth offset doubts over the euro zone's Covid-19 vaccination programme.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.1% after hitting an all-time high at the open, while the UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 slipped 0.4%.