Bunds hit session-high post payrolls, stocks fall

LONDON: German Bund futures hit a session-high and European stocks fell further on Friday after weaker-than-expected US jobs data.

The US economy created 80,000 non-farm jobs, below the 90,000 forecast in a Reuters survey.

German Bund futures hit a session high of 143.74, up 62 ticks on the day and compared with 143.44 before the data was released.

European shares fell further after the data. The FTSEurofirst was down 0.6 percent, having been down by 0.2 percent before the data was published.

Sterling fell to $1.5523 versus the dollar from around $1.5545 before the data.