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Europe close: Investors move to the sidelines ahead of US tech earnings, 3 Nov. elections
Stocks on the Continent ended the session little changed as investors chose to sit on their hands ahead of a barrage of earnings results from US tech giants Apple, Amazon and Facebook which were scheduled for release after the close of trading on Wall Street.
Sector movers: Defence and Energy lower heading into US elections
Aerospace and Defence was again the biggest drag in London markets, with Rolls Royce seeing profit-taking after the engineer's well received rights issue just the day before.
Friday preview: US tech giants, Natwest in the spotlight
The focus at the end of the week will be firmly on the US technology sector as investors digest the results from three of the biggest corporate names globally, Apple, Amazon and Facebook.
Moderna says Covid-19 vaccine trial data 'on track' for November
One of the front-runners in the global efforts to acquire a vaccine against Covid-19 said it was on track to report on the preliminary results of its clinical studies in November.
Weekly US jobless claims continue falling
The ranks of the jobless in the US continued falling over the past week reaching a seven month low in the process.
ECB acknowledges 'clear' downside risks to economy
Rate-setters in Frankfurt kept policy unchanged but signalled clearly that more stimulus was a very likely possibility when they met again in December.
US Q3 GDP rebounds by 33.1%
US gross domestic product bounced back in the third quarter from the collapse in activity witnessed over the preceding three months.
Euro area economic confidence steady in October, despite Q4 fraught with risk
Economic sentiment in the euro area was unchanged in October to the surprise of some economists.
Germany approves one-month partial Covid-19 lockdown, SMEs to get more aid
Berlin imposed a one-month lockdown overnight in a bid to stem the resurgence in Covid-19 infections evident since early October.
German jobs market continues sizzling recovery in October
Germany's job market continued recovering, clocking in with its best October performance since 2009, although the underlying reality was still gruesome.
Evraz posts drop in Q3 steel output and finished steel product sales
Russia-focused steel-maker Evraz reported a drop in third quarter steel output and a sharp drop in the sale of finished steel products.
Large-scale deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines may start in April, EU head says
The European Union may be in a position to start deliveries of a Covid-19 vaccine "in earnest" in April.