Market Report - Europe
Europe midday: Shares red on Fed; Ayden slumps after earnings miss
European shares were still in the red, but had trimmed losses at midday on Thursday as hawkish minutes of the US Federal Reserve's July meeting caused investors to fret that interest rates would stay elevated to combat persistent inflation.
Europe open: Fed comments spook investors; BAE slips
European shares opened lower on Thursday as hawkish minutes of the US Federal Reserve's July meeting caused investors to fret that interest rates would stay elevated to combat persistent inflation.
Europe midday: Shares rally despite mixed UK inflation data
European shares rallied at midday on Wednesday as investors shrugged off a flatlining of UK core inflation.
Europe open: Shares lower as UK core inflation flatlines
European shares opened lower on Wednesday as UK core inflation flatlined last month, increasing the odds of the Bank of England hiking rates again and putting pressure on borrowers and consumers.
Europe midday: Shares extend losses as on China, UK data
European shares slumped on Tuesday as Chinese and UK data fuelled investor concerns about the economic recovery in the world's second-largest economy and more interest rate rises from the Bank of England.
Europe open: Shares slide as China, UK data fuel growth worries
European shares fell at the open as investors digested a data dump from China that fuelled concerns about the world's second-largest economy and and wage growth figures from the UK which sparked worries about more rate hikes.
Europe midday: Shares rally despite China property sector woes
European shares rallied in muted trading at midday despite worries over China’s troubled property sector sending markets into the red at the open.
Europe open: Shares, oil price lower on China property woes
European shares were lower in the week’s opening session as worries over China’s troubled property sector hit sentiment.
Europe midday: Stocks deepen losses ahead US producer price data
European stocks were moving lower approaching midday, responding to hawkish remarks from a top U. S. central bank official overnight that served to pull Wall Street off its intra-day highs and to a nearly flat finish.
Europe open: Stocks slip on hawkish Fed talk, UBS jumps
European stocks started the session modestly lower, responding to hawkish remarks from a top U. S. central bank official overnight that served to pull Wall Street off its intra-day highs and to a nearly flat finish.
Europe midday: Stocks hold higher ahead of U.S. CPI
Stocks in Europe were holding in the green ahead of the keenly awaited release of July consumer price data in the U. S.
Europe open: Stocks moving back higher ahead of US CPI
Stocks in Europe were moving higher as investors waited on an important consumer price report in the U. S. due out later in the session.
Europe midday: Stocks bounce on Italian clarification
Stocks across the Continent rose on Wednesday after authorities in Rome clarified the reach of the windfall tax on lenders' profits announced the day before.
Europe open: Stocks trading on front foot as Italy provides details on bank levy
Stocks across the Continent rose on Wednesday after authorities in Rome clarified the reach of the windfall tax on lenders' profits announced the day before.
Europe midday: Italian banks tank on levy; China data disappoints
European shares were lower on Tuesday as weaker-than-expected trade data from China and poor UK retail sales survey data hit sentiment, while Italian bank stocks plunged after the government introduced a 40% windfall tax on profits.
Europe open: Shares fall on China data; Italy banks hit by govt levy
European shares opened lower on Tuesday as weaker-than-expected trade data from China and poor UK retail sales survey data hit sentiment, while Italian bank stocks plunged after the government introduced a 40% windfall tax on profits.
Europe midday: Shares extend losses with eyes on CPI data
European stocks extended losses at the open on Monday as investors eyed inflation figures across the world this week and digested Friday’s US jobs report.
Europe open: Shares lower as investors eye inflation data
European stocks were slightly lower at the open on Monday as investors eyed inflation figures across the world this week and digested Friday’s US jobs report.
Europe midday: Shares flat as EZ retail sales disappoint
European shares were flat at midday as investors digested suggestions the Chinese government could provide extra economic stimulus, a raft of eurozone data and also looked ahead to US non-farm payrolls data.
Europe close: Shares rebound on US payrolls, strong Wall St
European shares rebounded to close higher after three straight days of losses as US non-farm payrolls data lent weight to the case for a pause in Federal Reserve rate rises while a strong Wall Street start on the back of strong results from Amazon also boosted sentiment.