London, Paris and Southern Europe gained while Frankfurt slid Thursday.

LSE shares topped the FTSE 100 as the market digested bullish guidance given by CEO Xavier Rolet at and a series of subequent broker upgrades.

London Stock Exchange Buys Citigroup's Analytics Business

U.S. stock futures point lower Tuesday as Wall Street returns from a long holiday weekend with a raft of economic data to digest in the coming week.

London Stock Exchange rose Tuesday after it sealed a deal to buy two fixed income assets from Citigroup, barely two months after a tie up with Deutsche Boerse fell apart.

The FTSE 100 lagged its counterparts on Thursday following a run of broker downgrades and after a stronger pound ate into FX gains for London's blue chips.

U.K. stock markets were boosted by dollar earners while continental stocks also enjoyed a boost after what was seen as a conciliatory speech from Prime Minister Theresa May.

European Stocks Pushed Lower as 'Trump Trade' Fizzles

LSE said Friday that it will continue to work on its proposed merger with Deutsche Boerse as it posted solid full-year earnings and boosted its annual dividend.

"For 2023, we again expect solid growth in our two most important measures of success: revenue and free cash flow," said CFO Jim Kavanaugh.

"I am deeply sorry for the impact to our employees and customers," said Southwest CEO Bob Jordan.

"We achieved these results while continuing to invest in broadband, our 10G network evolution, Xfinity Mobile, Peacock, and theme parks, and we also took cost actions to further our growth in the future," said CEO Brian Roberts.