European shares poised for sixth weekly gain, aided by trade optimism

(Reuters) - European shares were on course for a sixth straight weekly gain on Friday, following a record close on Wall Street as bullish comments from a White House official on a U.S.-China trade deal boosted trade-sensitive miners, technology stocks and automakers.The pan-European STOXX 600 index gained 0.4% by 0819 GMT, inching back to a four-year high hit last week.White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said late on Thursday Washington and Beijing were getting close to a trade agreement,..