Stock markets steadied and the dollar rose Friday at the end of a week marked by central bank decisions, as attention turned to a call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

Wall Street's three main indices nudged higher as trading got under way, coming off record closes on Thursday thanks to another surge in the share prices of technology giants.

In Europe, London and Paris edged higher in afternoon trading, while Frankfurt was flat.

"The key event today is the scheduled phone call between US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping," said Sam Cornford, head of trading at broker Ballinger Group.

Chinese media reported the phone call got under way before Wall Street opened for trading.

Trump told reporters earlier he would speak to Xi about a dea

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