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Sector movers: Travel and construction stocks gain with crisis end in sight
Travel and Leisure shares were among the top performing areas of the market at the start of March, as investors cheered news that the number of new coronavirus infections was still falling sharply on both sides of the Atlantic.
Tuesday preview: German data, Man Group in the spotlight
The market spotlight on Tuesday will be on readings for monthly retail and unemployment in the euro area's largest economy, Germany.
Week ahead: US non-farm payrolls, Budget in focus
Investors focus at the start of the month will be on the US non-farm payrolls report for February, which is expected to show a somewhat stagnant US jobs market.
Europe close: Stocks start March on a strong note
European shares started March on a strong note as the bond market sell off eased with yields falling, while investors also took heart from Covid vaccine rollouts, although inflationary fears persisted.
Ex-BoE Governor Mervyn King warns of 'excessive complacency' on inflation
Central bankers need to be ready for inflation to move in either direction, former Bank of England Governor, Mervyn King, said.
Equities will be able to weather repricing in bond markets, JP Morgan says
Equity prices will be able to digest the repricing now unfolding in government bond markets and the Growth-Policy tradeoff remains "supportive", strategists at JP Morgan argued.
Overweight UK if you're worried that real yields might rise further, Citi says
Real yields could be set to continue rising, which is "bad" for equity markets, strategists at Citi said.