By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- These stocks made notable moves in European trading Thursday:

Barclays PLC shares picked up 1.7% as the company filed a motion in New York to have a lawsuit related to its so-called dark pool trading platform thrown out. The lawsuit was filed last month by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Barclays said it will continue to cooperate with the attorney general. "However, we do not believe that this suit is justified, and we have a duty to our shareholders, clients and staff to defend our position," it said in a statement.

EasyJet PLC fell 5% after the British air carrier forecast profit before taxes of 545 million pounds to 570 million pounds for the year to Sept. 30, compared with a FactSet estimate of roughly GBP570 million.

Danske Bank A/S shares jumped 4.6% higher after the lender raised its 2014 profit projection.

Kingfisher PLC shares dropped 8.2%. In its trading report Thursday, the home-improvement retailer said trading in its markets in the second-quarter, notably in June, has been "slower than anticipated, particularly in France and Poland."

Nokia Oyj shares jumped 7.3% as the Finnish telecom-equipment maker's second-quarter results came in above estimates.

Reed Elsevier PLC rose 4.4% as the publishing and information services company backed its outlook for the year, even though first-half profit fell and revenue declined.

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