(Reuters) -European shares climbed on Friday, as signs of easing U.S.-China trade conflicts and a raft of positive corporate earnings boosted investor sentiment.

The continent-wide STOXX 600 index was up 0.3% at 576.01 points, as of 0709 GMT. The index closed at a record high in the previous session, boosted by energy stocks after the U.S. imposed new sanctions on major Russian suppliers over Moscow’s intensifying war with Ukraine.

Sentiment was buoyed after the White House confirmed on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump will meet his Chinese counterpart next week. Both leaders will meet amid escalating tensions between the economic superpowers and an upcoming deadline for an additional 100% U.S. tariffs to be imposed on Chinese imports.

European technology stocks and financial s

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