Europe's stock markets rose Friday and the pound briefly topped $1.35 on news of Britain's breakthrough Brexit deal.

Asian stock markets rallied after overnight gains on Wall Street and before key US non-farm payrolls data due Friday.

Cryptocurrency bitcoin broke fresh records above $17,000 on speculative buying, but then slid on profit-taking to stand at $15,376 around 1100 GMT.

London's benchmark FTSE 100 index was meanwhile up 0.3 percent compared with Thursday's close.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 index jumped 1.4 percent and the Paris CAC 40 won 0.6 percent.