* FTSEurofirst 300 flat, Euro STOXX 50 edges up 0.1 pct * Iberdrola fall hits European utility sector * Traders see equities falling this month * Traders keep longer-term positive equity outlook * PPR surges after results beat forecasts By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Weak utility stocks held back European equities on Friday and traders said share markets in the region would be vulnerable to profit taking in the next month after a January rally.

LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - European shares were broadly flat on Friday, extending the consolidation phase after a strong January rally, and with a decline in platinum refiner Johnson Matthey weighing on markets. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was little changed at 1,163.34 points by 0805 GMT, while the euro zone's blue-chip Euro STOXX 50 index slipped 0.1 percent to 2,634.04 points.

* FTSEurofirst 300 up 0.4 percent * Miners buoyed by U.S. data, China growth comments * Euro STOXX 50 volatility index at near 6-year closing low By Tricia Wright LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - European equities scaled fresh two-year highs on Tuesday, boosted by miners, as optimism about economic recovery gained momentum after robust U.S. home price data and comments over growth in top metals consumer China.

LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - European shares edged lower on Friday, led by a fall in handset maker Nokia, but a key index kept within sight of multi-month highs and charts suggested further gains were on the cards. Nokia shed 2.9 percent, extending a selloff in the previous session, as analysts cut their estimates for the firm after it axed its annual dividend payment for the first time against falling sales.