(Corrects paragraph 3 to say Thyssenkrupp rose on a report Kone
was considering a bid with a private equity partner for the
company's elevator business, not Kone saying it would bid)
Sept 6 (Reuters) - European stocks opened flat on Friday
after two sessions of gains, as the effect of this week's upbeat
signals on U.S.-China trade talks and European politics wore
off, with investors' attention turning to U.S. jobs data due
later in the day.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX was roughly
unchanged at 0715 GMT after starting marginally lower, with the
exporter-heavy FTSE 100 .FTSE lagging the broader market as
London-listed miners fell.
Thyssenkrupp AG TKAG.DE was the biggest gainer on
Germany's DAX index with a 1.3% gain after a report Finland's
Kone KNEBV.HE was considering teaming up with a private equity
partner to bid for the conglomerate's elevator business.
The DAX .GDAXI rose 0.3%, shrugging off data showing an
unexpected fall in industrial output in July.