shares were subdued at the open on Friday on the back of mixed earnings results, while heavyweight luxury firms fell after Richemont's results failed to impress.
The pan-European STOXX 600 held firm at 509.9 points as of 0817 GMT, with healthcare leading subsector gains with a 1.1% rise, while basic resources lagged with a 2.4% fall.
Richemont dipped 3.3% after the Cartier jewellery brand owner reported a 1% dip in sales during the three months to the end of September.
Most French luxury stocks fell early on. LVMH lost 1.7% and Kering shed 3.9%.
Vistry dropped 12.8% after Britain's largest homebuilder by annual output issued its second full-year profit warning in a month.
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