Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Italian and Spanish issues drag
European shares ended Wednesday's session on a mixed note as investors digested an unexpected rise in eurozone inflation and looked ahead to rate decisions from the US and UK amid another dump of corporate earnings.
Europe close: Stocks mostly higher after strong GDP data
Stronger-than-expected economic growth across the eurozone helped propel stock markets higher on Tuesday, with most major indices across Europe making gains.
Europe close: Stocks start week on a soft note
European shares were lower on Monday ahead of earnings from US tech giants later in the week and a policy decision from the US Federal Reserve.
Europe close: Stocks end week on positive note
European stocks wrapped the week up on a positive note as investors reacted to just released key US inflation data.
Europe close: Stocks finish off lows
Investors reacted with disappointment to a wave of corporate earnings in Europe, pushing the Stoxx 600 index down to levels not seen in nearly three months a one pint during the session.
Europe close: Shares close lower on weaker EZ surveys, luxury stocks
European shares closed lower on Wednesday, with luxury stocks under the pump as LVMH second-quarter sales growth missed consensus estimates and eurozone service and manufacturing surveys showing weaker readings.
Europe close: Stocks end on a mixed note
Stocks in Europe finished on a mixed note with French and UK issues underperforming after a bumpy start to the session on Wall Street.
Europe close: Stocks rise as investors digest US election news
European shares jumped on Monday as investors assessed the impact of US President Joe Biden’s decision not to contest the election in November, while Ryanair shares slumped on lower earnings and a warning that summer airfares would be softer.
Europe close: Shares lower as global IT chaos, UK retail sales weigh
European stocks closed lower on Friday as a major technical outage involving Microsoft hit businesses around the world, while weaker-than-expected UK retail sales also hit sentiment.
Europe close: Stocks finish mixed as ECB holds steady
European stocks finished mixed on Thursday as investors digested the latest monetary policy meeting from the European Central Bank, which kept the door open to a possible interest-rate cut in September.
Europe close: Stocks end on mixed note ahead of ECB
European shares finished on a mixed note on Wednesday as investors digested the latest UK inflation figures which came in slightly higher than forecast, dampening hopes of a rate cut from the Bank of England.
Europe close: Stocks lower but losses limited after positive start on Wall Street
European stocks finished firmly lower on Tuesday, but erased some losses before the close of play following a positive start on Wall Street.
Europe close: Stocks start week on weak note
European shares were lower on Monday, as traders analysed the potential impact of the attempted assassination of US presidential candidate Donald Trump on markets, along with weak China GDP data.
Europe close: Stocks rise after US producer price data, French names lead
European shares were higher on Friday, with sentiment buoyed by inflation data that economists said presaged a further slowdown in price pressures, thus raising hopes of a rate cut in September.
Europe close: Stoxx 600 hits one-month high as data lifts the mood
European stocks closed at their highest levels in a month on Thursday as improving economic data lifted sentiment across the continent.
Europe close: Stocks rebound ahead of US CPI data
European shares were higher on Wednesday as investors eyed the release of key consumer price data due out the next day in the States and following a downdraft during the previous session.
Europe close: Politics and Powell comments weigh on stocks
European stocks finished firmly lower on Tuesday as ongoing political uncertainty weighed on sentiment, while the Federal Reserve quashed speculation that an interest-rate cut might be on the cards sometime soon.
Europe close: Stocks give up early gains
Most European bourses ended Monday's session little changed, but in the red, as investors digested the political stalemate in France, where no party managed to garner a majority in the second round of elections to the National Assembly at the weekend.
Europe close: Stocks end mostly lower ahead of second round of French elections
European shares were mostly lower with the UK Labour Party's landslide election victory well-received.
Europe close: Stocks finish higher after quiet session
European stocks advanced on what was a relatively quiet Thursday in the absence of a trading session in the US and only a few economic data releases.