Market Report - Europe
Europe midday: Stocks continue moving lower as coronavirus cases keep climbing
Stocks in Europe were sliding lower again at the end of the week as the number of reported coronavirus cases in China continued to climb, reaching 9,950.
Europe open: China factory data lifts stocks
Stocks in Europe started the session higher at the end of the week with the latest economic data out of China somewhat surprisingly perhaps helping to lift the mood among investors.
Europe midday: Stock losses mount as number of coronavirus cases climbs further
Stocks had moved lower still come midday as the death toll and number of confirmed coronavirus cases in China continued to rise overnight, amid reports of multinationals in the country moving to curtail their activity for the time being.
Europe open: Stocks slump as WHO meets to analyse coronavirus outbreak
Stocks slumped at the open as the death toll and number of confirmed coronavirus in China continued to rise, amid reports of multinationals in the country moving to curtail their activity for the time being.
Europe midday: Stocks extend bounce into second day ahead of Fed
The bounce in European stocks extended into a second day, helped by positive results out of US tech giant Apple overnight and with investors looking out to the US central bank's policy meeting on Wednesday evening.
Europe open: Stocks edge higher ahead of US Fed policy meeting
Stocks across the Continent were edging higher in early trading, helped by positive results out of US tech giant Apple overnight and with investors looking out to the US central bank's policy meeting on Wednesday evening.
Europe midday: Stocks stage slight bounce, coronavirus in focus
Stocks on the Continent are putting in a modest bounce albeit amid continued wariness on the part of traders in the face of the new Coronavirus in China.
Europe open: Shares steady despite analysts' caution
Stocks on the Continent are little changed in early trading following a short-lived bounce at the open amid continued wariness on the part of traders in the face of the nCoV Coronavirus in China.
Europe midday: Stocks reel as coronavirus spreads with analysts trying to gauge fallout
Stocks were continuing to trade sharply lower come midday as investors reacted to news from over the weekend regarding the pace at which the coronavirus was spreading in China.
Europe open: Stocks hit by widening concerns around China coronavirus
Stocks on the Continent have started the morning trading sharply lower amid news of the further spread of the new coronavirus in China.
Europe midday: Gains stick despite increasingly uncomfortable stock strategists
Stocks remained higher at the end of the week after the world's health watchdog chose not to label the new Chinese coronavirus a global health emergency and thanks to a much better than expected reading on euro area manufacturing.
Europe open: Shares race higher despite coronavirus spreading
Stocks are racing higher at the end of the week after the world's health watchdog refrained from labelling the new Chinese coronavirus a global health emergency and on the back of a much better than expected reading on euro area manufacturing.
Europe midday: Stocks hold near lows as China growth concerns weigh
Stocks on the Continent remained lower in ealry afternoon trading on the back of worries that a new coronavirus in China might spread further, weighing on the Asian giant's economy.
Europe open: Travel and leisure stocks drag amid coronavirus concerns
Stocks on the Continent started the morning lower amid continuing worries that a new coronavirus in China might spread further and weigh on the country's economy.
Europe midday: Stocks dip as US brandishes tariff threat
Stocks on the Continent had reversed course by the early afternoon amid after the US President renewed his threat of trade tariffs against the European Union.
Europe open: German stocks move towards record highs on trade headlines
Headlines of a possible trade deal between the US and European Union and positive assessments of the threat of a new coronavirus in China sent shares higher in early trading, although stocks on the euro area periphery remained under pressure.
Europe midday: Stocks weighed down by Asian virus fears, growth concerns
Stocks on the Continent were trading lower on Tuesday, with the selling seen during the Asian session amid a host of concerns continuing to weigh on investor sentiment in European trading hours.
Europe open: Stocks retreat as selling in Asia spills over
Stocks on the Continent have started the session on the back foot, with selling in Asia spilling over into the European session, amid a host of concerns.
Europe midday: Stocks edge lower after IMF trims growth forecasts
Stocks on the Continent were drifting slightly lower at the start of the week, as the International Monetary Fund trimmed its forecasts for global growth over the next two year.
Europe open: Stocks drift lower amid China flu outbreak, Libya tensions
Stocks on the Continent were drifting slightly lower at the start of the week, amid lacklustre trading given the Martin Luther King holiday in the States.