Media and chemicals stocks both slipped 0.6%, while travel stocks gained 1.28%.
On Wall Street, stocks gained after U.S. weekly initial jobless claims figures came in lower than expected, alleviating some concerns about the state of the labor market.
Last Friday's U.S. jobs report had shown slowing employment growth, sparking recession fears and subsequent market volatility.
There was an element of market overreaction to that initial jobs report, Janet Mui, head of market analysis at RBC Brewin Dolphin, told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" on Thursday morning.
"The jobs data is actually not that bad, employment is still growing and particularly importantly, real wage growth is still positive.
Persons:
Janet Mui, CNBC's, Mui
Organizations:
Anadolu, Getty, Media, Global, U.S, RBC
Locations:
Amsterdam , Netherlands, U.S