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Europe close: Stocks finish lower but off worst levels
European shares finished slightly lower on Thursday but off their worst levels of the session, weighed down by weakness on Wall Street following the release of a worse than expected reading for secondary jobless claims and on fading hopes for further US stimulus spending.
Friday preview: US durable goods orders, euro area money supply in focus
Financial markets' focus at the end of the week and heading into the end of the month will be on the latest durable goods orders data covering the month of August.
Credit Suisse sees room for capital returns at NatWest Group
Credit Suisse reiterated its 'neutral' stance on shares of NatWest Group following a meeting the day before with the lender's finance chief.
Canaccord Genuity hikes target price for Ferguson, buoyant US housing key
Analysts at Canaccord Genuity hiked their target price for Ferguson, even while conceding that the macroeconomic outlook for 2021 remained "uncertain".
US open: Stocks flat despite poor claims numbers, analysts also eyeing elections
Stocks on Wall Street were little changed on Thursday despite weekly jobless claims figures that some economists said showed that the jobs market was set to stall in October.
US new home sales fly past forecasts in August
New home sales in the States jumped past forecasts last month and from a higher base on the back of upwards revisions to data for July.
Europe midday: Stocks claw back early losses, some equity strategists sanguine
European shares are clambering back from early sharp losses, with investors looking past weakness on Wall Street overnight on fading US stimulus hopes offset in part of by reports of new fiscal measures from the UK government in the pipeline.
Europe close: Stocks give back early gains weighed down by Covid concerns
A bounce in European stocks had largely petered out by the end of trading on Tuesday despite the stiff losses sustained over the preceding three sessions and hampered by a small tightening of Covid-19 restrictions in the UK and PMI readings in the Eurozone area showing stalling demand.