Market Report - Europe
Europe midday: Travel and leisure issues rally on hopes of vaccine breakthrough
Stocks in Europe appear to be attempting a breakout to multi-month highs amid reports that positive news around Oxford University's Covid-19 vaccine candidate was imminent.
Europe midday: Tech paces losses as US earnings season gets underway
Stocks in Europe are holding lower despite news of a positive start to the US second-quarter corporate reporting season.
Europe open: Stocks retreat as investors take profits in technology space
Stocks in Europe have started the morning down, tracking a sharp intra-day reversal lower in US stocks overnight after authorities in the state of California reversed the opening of bars and restaurants in response to the growing number of novel coronavirus infections.
Europe midday: Stocks buoyed by optimism for profits, vaccine news
Stocks in Europe are bumping up against multi-month highs at the beginning of the second quarter earnings season on both sides of the Atlantic, despite some analysts' reservations, helped by more positive news around efforts to develop a Covid-19 vaccine.
Europe open: M&A news bolsters shares ahead of Q2 results season
Stocks in Europe have started the week higher with investors opting to take a 'glass half full' approach and with investor sentiment boosted further by gains during Asian trading and merger news on both sides of the Atlantic.
Europe midday: Technology issues pace gains, extend multi-year highs
Technology stocks are spearheading gains in Europe, extending their breakout to multi-year highs.
Europe midday: Shares flat overall ahead of weekly US jobs data
Stocks in Europe remained for the most part little changed come midday given the light economic calendar on Thursday.
Europe open: Stocks little changed, some analysts see positive signs on Covid-19 front
Stocks in Europe are for the most part little changed in early trading given the light economic calendar.
Europe midday: Stocks trim losses, pandemic in focus
Stocks in Europe have come off their earlier lows but are being weighed down by the ongoing headlines around the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in the US.
Europe open: Stocks drop amid Covid-19 concerns, geopolitics
Stocks in Europe are again moving lower, weighed down by the ongoing headlines around the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in the US.
Europe midday: Stocks drop, economic outlook and Covid-19 in focus
Stocks in Europe are coming of their lows of the session despite the European Commission downgraded growth forecasts and the still worrisome headlines around the coronavirus pandemic which were continuing to roll in.
Europe open: Stocks drop as Commission lowers outlook, flags risks
Stocks across Europe were giving back the prior day's gains on Tuesday as the European Commission sounded a note of caution on the economic outlook and still worrisome headlines around the coronavirus pandemic continued to roll in.
Europe midday: Stocks advance despite sharp gains for single currency
Shares in Europe were still trading on the front foot early on Monday afternoon, boosted by an overnight surge in Chinese stocks, even as the single currency was moving sharply higher.
Europe open: Stocks track sharp gains in Asian trading
European stocks began the week firmly on the front foot, boosted by an overnight surge in Chinese stocks.
Europe midday: Investors take profits amid reports of divisions in ECB
Investors took some profits on European stocks at the end of the week amid light trading volumes on account of the Independence Day holiday Stateside.
Europe midday: Investors pause for breath ahead of US jobs data
Stocks on the Continent are holding higher ahead of the monthly US non-farm payrolls report, boosted by recent positive headlines around various potential Covid-19 vaccines.
Europe open: Banks pace early gains ahead of US jobs data
Stocks on the Continent were moving higher again on Thursday, boosted by recent positive headlines around various potential Covid-19 vaccines and, ironically, the possibility of further economic stimulus in the States given the still significant risks to the outlook.
Europe midday: Covid-19 worries, lower German GDP forecasts drag on stocks
European stocks got off to a poor start in the second quarter, weighed down by a warning over rising Covid-19 cases in the States from a top official and a sharp downgrade to Germany's GDP outlook from a top forecaster.