(Reuters) - European shares slipped on Friday after declines in shares of Glencore (LON:GLEN) and heavyweight banks outweighed advances in healthcare and auto stocks, while investors remained on the sidelines ahead of U.S. economic data for the first quarter.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.1 percent by 0740 GMT, eyeing a modest loss at the end of a holiday-shortened week.
While all regional indexes fell on the day, Germany's DAX was the only country index on track to post a weekly rise.
The biggest drags on the index were the basic resources sector and the oil and gas sector, weighed down by Britain's Glencore and France's Total, respectively.