Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Stocks extend gains
European markets extended gains on Tuesday as an upbeat business survey from Germany boosted sentiment, even as investors digested the prior session's rally on Wall Street.
Europe close: Stocks surrender early gains
European shares gave up early gains on Monday, finishing the session well off their best levels.
Europe close: Stocks end turbulent weak down
European shares were mostly lower on Friday as investors digested a week of policy decisions from central bankers amid the turmoil of US President Donald Trump’s erratic trade measures, while airline stocks were down after a substation fire closed London's Heathrow airport.
Europe close: Stocks end lower as ECB's Lagarde warns of trade tariff impact
European stock markets dropped into the red on Thursday, as concerns about a fragile global economy and geopolitical tensions hit sentiment.
Europe close: Stocks end mostly higher, Ukraine in focus
European shares were mostly higher on Wednesday as investors awaited a policy decision from the US Federal Reserve.
Europe close: Dax and gold futures hit record highs
European markets were up on Tuesday as investors eyed an historic vote on debt reform in Germany.
Directors deals: IAG's Sansavini buys shares
The chairman of IAG's Spanish unit, Iberia, purchased a large amount of shares following the exercise of nil-cost options given to him under the carrier's 2020 performance share plan.
Europe close: Stocks start week on the front foot
European shares were higher on Monday as investors eyed interest rate decisions from around the globe due later in the week amid a looming trade war sparked by the US and a revision to world economic growth forecasts.
Europe close: Stocks push higher
European shares surged on Friday after a bumper session in Asia boosted by China's pledge to stimulate its economy as US tariffs remained in focus and traders assessed a fall in German inflation.
Europe close: Stocks end mostly lower on trade tensions, Ukraine also in focus
European shares were mostly lower on Thursday, after the White House threatened to place a 2005 tariff on EU wine, champagne and spirits in response to the bloc's own retaliatory measures.
Europe close: Stocks hit by fresh US tariff announcement
European markets were in the red on Tuesday after the US announced that it would double its tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium.
Europe close: Stocks slip amid US recession worries
European shares were down sharply on Monday, giving up early gains as worries over a possible US recession mounted in the wake of the February jobs report published the day before.
Europe close: Stocks mostly lower at week's end
European stocks were mostly lower on Friday as investors continued to digest the latest seesawing from Donald Trump on trade tariffs, and despite an in-line reading on the US jobs market.
Europe close: Stocks continue pushing higher
European stocks continued to diverge from their peers on Wall Street, as investors eyed an emergency meeting of European leaders to discuss the war in Ukraine and after the European Central Bank cut rates again.
Europe close: Stocks jump as Berlin outgrows fiscal straitjacket
European shares rallied on Wednesday as investors reacted to news that Germany’s political parties had done a deal to exempt defence spending from its debt brake mechanism and that the White House might reduce some of its new trade tariffs.
Europe close: Indices push higher as defence issues fly
Shares in weapons makers surged on Monday on the prospect of higher military spending in Europe.
Europe close: Stocks keep pushing higher
A pan-European gauge for shares hit a fresh high on Wednesday, as traders assessed reports that the US and Ukraine may have struck a deal on minerals to compensate Washington for military aid against Russia.
Europe close: Stocks slip after fresh US tariff threat
European shares slipped into the red on Wednesday after closing at a record high in the previous session as traders assessed disagreement between the US and Europe over how to end the war in Ukraine, a spike in UK inflation and more tariff threats from President Donald Trump.
Europe close: Stocks keep climbing
European shares continued climbing on Monday as the rift between Europe and the US over the future of Ukraine boosted shares in weapons makers.
Europe close: Stocks edge higher heading into the weekend
European shares were mostly higher on Friday adding to the previous session's gains.