By Sarah Turner
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares traded higher on Friday, paring some sharp losses seen in the previous session, with miners gaining after Australia amended the terms of its proposed mining tax. BHP Billiton (UK:BLT 1,712, +17.50, +1.03%) shares were up 1.5% and Xstrata (UK:XTA 865.60, +19.80, +2.34%) shares rose 2.7%. The gains came ahead of key U.S. nonfarm jobs data, due in the European afternoon. Overall, the U.K. FTSE 100 index rose 0.6% to 4,833.26, the German DAX index rose 0.7% to 5,900.77 and the French CAC-40 index advanced 0.8% to 3,365.57.
