<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53ad341b69beddfa514f8cb9-1200-924/balloon-fish-puffer-2.jpg" border="0" alt="balloon fish puffer" /><p class="source"><span>Shutterstock</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>European stocks are slightly up early Thursday.</p>
<p>Britain's FTSE 100 is up 0.35%.</p>
<p>France's CAC 40 is up 0.37%.</p>
<p>Germany's DAX is up 0.22%.</p>
<p>Spain's IBEX is up 0.03%.</p>
<p>This comes as <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/naa2/quarterly-national-accounts/q1-2014/stb-quarterly-national-accounts--q1-2014.html?WT.mc_id=5dfaa5c313550c47d46f34fe513b596c&amp;WT.z_taxonomy=econ&amp;WT.z_format=headline&amp;WT.z_content=post" target="_blank">UK Q1 GDP</a> growth was revised down to 3.0%, below the predicted 3.1%.</p>
<p>Asian markets are in the red on Friday with Japan's Nikkei down 1.39%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng is up 0.10%.</p>
<p>US futures are down a bit.</p>

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Markets Are Up

ShutterstockEuropean stocks are slightly up early Thursday. Britain's FTSE 100 is up 0.35%. France's CAC 40 is up 0.37%. Germany's DAX is up 0.22%. Spain's IBEX is up 0.03%. This comes as UK Q1 GDP growth was revised down to 3.0%, below the predicted 3.1%. Asian markets are in the red on Friday with Japan's Nikkei down 1.39%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng is up 0.10%. US futures are down a bit.

ShutterstockEuropean stocks are slightly up early Thursday. 
Britains FTSE 100 is up 0.

Markets Are Up

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