In the Asian session, the German Benchmark Index traded slightly lower, above 18,600 levels.
European stocks are expected to open on a mixed note on Friday, lacking clear direction from Wall Street.
Investors will be closely watching the release of industrial production data from Germany, U.K. house price figures, and Eurozone retail sales data, which are set to headline a busy day for European economic news.
On Thursday, European stocks closed higher as the U.K. elections commenced, and polls indicated that Marine Le Pen's National Rally and its allies would fall well short of achieving an absolute majority in Sunday’s French parliamentary election.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index gained 0.6 percent, the German DAX edged up 0.4 percent, France's CAC 40 rose by 0.8 percent, and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 climbed 0.9 percent.
