Market Report - Europe
Europe midday: Retail and Healthcare issues pace gains
European stocks are holding onto slight gains buoyed by gains in the retail space following strong results at H&M.
Europe open: Retail stocks higher as investors look for direction
European stocks started Tuesday almost flat as investors looked for cues while retail stocks received a boost from strong results at H&M.
Europe midday: Stocks off early highs despite vaccine hopes
European stocks have come off their earlier highs despite the boost to sentiment from Covid-19 vaccine hopes.
Europe open: Shares up on Covid vaccine hopes, M&A activity
European stocks opened higher on Monday as Covid-19 vaccine hopes boosted investor sentiment.
Europe midday: Politics weigh on stocks
Stocks in Europe are drifting lower heading into the weekend with a multitude of political concerns weighing on investor sentiment, ranging from the upcoming US presidential elections, through to Brexit and US-China relations.
Europe open: Shares flat as investors weigh ECB comments, Brexit row
European shares were flat in early Friday trade as investors weighed European Central Bank comments on the euro and the increasing likelihood of a no-deal Brexit.
Europe midday: Stocks little changed ahead of ECB's Lagarde
Stocks across the Continent were little changed ahead of European Central Bank chief, Christine Lagarde's press conference.
Europe open: Shares tread water ahead of Lagarde news conference
European shares tread water in early trade on Thursday after a rally in US tech stocks overnight and ahead of a European Central Bank decision later in the day.
Europe midday: Stocks move higher as tech stocks bounce on Wall Street
Stocks in Europe are moving higher tracking a bounce on Wall Street with investors for the moment shrugging off news that AstraZeneca had paused the phase three clinical trials of its leading Covid-19 vaccine candidate.
Europe open: Shares shrug off Nasdaq sell-off, UK Brexit moves
European shares bucked the trend in early trade on Wednesday, shrugging off another tech sell-off in the US overnight and the UK government’s plan to break the law over the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
Europe midday: Shares turn negative on US tech sell-off signal, Brexit
European shares turned negative in midday trade on indications that tech stocks could once again be sold off when US markets opened later and more concerns about Britain's belligerent stance on Brexit trade talks.
Europe open: Shares muted ahead of eurozone data; UK stocks dominate
European shares started Tuesday in muted fashion ahead of Eurozone revised second quarter GDP figures as strong UK corporate earnings offset a weaker broader market.
Europe open: Shares recover from US sell-off, ignore UK Brexit worries
European shares bounced back from last week’s US tech-stock sell-off as investors shrugged off threats the UK would walk away from Brexit trade talks without a deal.
Europe midday: Shares power ahead; Pound feels Brexit heat
European shares powered ahead at midday as they bounced back from last week’s US tech-stock sell-off and ignored threats the UK would walk away from Brexit trade talks without a deal.
Europe midday: Stocks flip into the red ahead of US non-farm payrolls
Stocks across the Continent have flipped back into the red ahead of the release of the all-important monthly US non-farm payrolls report.
Europe open: Stocks recover from early selling, US jobs report in the spotlight
Stocks across the Continent are in the green, having recovered from early selling pressure following the previous session's debacle on Wall Street.
Europe midday: Stocks up on France stimulus news, CDC vaccine plans
Stocks are holding higher on the back of news of Paris and Berlin's fiscal stimulus plans and US health officials' announcement that states should be ready to distribute a Covid-19 vaccine from 1 November.
Europe open: Stocks rise as Paris unveils fiscal stimulus measures
Stocks across the Continent are putting in fresh gains following news of Paris's plans to implement fiscal stimulus worth 4% of France's gross domestic product.
Europe midday: German Dax continues to grind higher, technology issues lead
Stocks across the Continent are bounding higher, tracking fresh gains overnight on Wall Street and helped by a dip in the single currency's value.
Europe midday: Early gains stick, technology issues pace gains
Stocks in Europe are recovering from the prior session's losses helped by upbeat manufacturing sector data out of Germany and Chinese survey data showing the quickest pace of growth since 2011.