By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch

LONDON (MarketWatch)--Here are companies whose shares have made notable moves in European trade on Friday.

Decliners

Major oil companies were falling, as oil prices headed south. Shares of Total SA (TOT) gave up 2.2%, ENI SpA erased 1.3% and Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB) fell 0.2%.

Miners continued their push lower, building on Thursday's losses that came after data showed factory activity in China fell to a three-month low in August. Miners are sensitive to news about the Chinese manufacturing sector because it is a major user of natural resources.

Shares of BHP Billiton PLC (BHP) lost 1.4%, Rio Tinto PLC fell 1.2% and Anglo American PLC slipped 1.1%.

Gainers

Hugo Boss AG: Shares of the German clothing company climbed 1.5% after Deutsche Bank raised it to buy from hold, with analysts saying the outlook for the second half looks better than for the broader luxury sector.

Essentra PLC gained 3.1% after J.P. Morgan Cazenove raised the supplier of plastic and fiber products to overweight from neutral.

Shares of Vodafone Group PLC (VOD) picked up 1.6% after the wireless telecoms major said it is acquiring a majority stake in Greek telecommunications operator Hellas Online for 72.7 million euros ($97 million) in cash.

Shares London Stock Exchange Group PLC opened in negative territory after the company said it plans to raise 938 million pounds ($1.56 billion) to fund the takeover of asset manager Frank Russell Co. and that shareholders will be able to buy three new shares for every 11 they already own at a 1,295 pence each, a 30.1% discount to Thursday's closing price. The stock, closed 1.2% higher.

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