gains from goldman and a boost from barclays also sending dsm to the top of the european equity market. >>> sanofi shares slide as a u.s. court blocks the sale of its cholesterol drug with the french firm saying it will appeal the decision. >>> san francisco fed president john williams tells cnbc exclusively that fiscal stimulus will only have a modest effect on growth, but says the fomc's aim to tighten policy is appropriate. >> the tendency of the views of my colleagues of one to three rate hikes are a reasonable view given that employment is 1.6%, the economy is growing to 2% and inflation is growing back to 2%. that's a reasonable assumption. >>> good morning. tgif. we have a lot going on today. we have a preview to the jobs report. a big reversal in the yuan against the dollar, but it's all covered for you. let's kick things off with a look at european equity markets. we are modestly trading to the down side to the tune of 0.2% on the stoxx 600. it is jobs day in the u.s. the first jobs report of the year and we're expecting a print of about $178,000 jobs. let's look at the indice