Team Europe fans cheer as they stand alongside the first fairway to watch the 40th Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in Scotland September 26, 2014.
After a miserable Thursday, European markets have come bounding back on Friday.
Volkswagen is still dominating headlines, with the world waiting for an announcement of the company's new CEO.
As of 4:30 London time, we don't have that news — but it seems extremely likely that Porsche CEO Matthias Muller is going to get the job.
BMW shares bounced back, surging up by 5% just after the open and staying just below that level for most of the day.
ARM Holdings had an excellent day, ending up over 6% as the FTSE's best-performing company. Commodities-heavy firms had the worst day again, with Glencore falling by more than 1.5%, followed by other commodities-heavy firms like Antofagasta, Fresnillo and Anglo American.