Europe shares turn flat after shock drop in US jobs

European shares gave up gains to turn flat on Friday after
data showed the U.S.
economy lost more jobs than expected in March and the unemployment rate rose to
its highest in 2-1/2 years.

The U.S.
government said 80,000 workers had been lost from non-farm payrolls in March,
compared with a downwardly-revised loss of 76,000 in February. This figure was
revised down from a 63,000-drop originally reported for February. A Reuters poll
had offered a median forecast for a drop of 60,000 in March.