Market Report - Europe
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.
Europe midday: Stocks edge higher, technology issues lead
Stocks are edging higher come midday helped by the release of some significantly better-than-expected readings on the economy in Europe and from overseas.
Europe open: Upbeat economic data offset Covid-19 worries at quarter's end
Stocks across the Continent are little changed at the end of the quarter despite the release of some significantly better-than-expected readings on the economy in Europe and from overseas.
Europe midday: Slight gains for stocks as German Covid-19 infections drop
Share are rising across the Continent with investors apparently cheered by some positive news on the pandemic front.
Europe midday: Stocks extend rebound, brush off Covid-19 concerns in States
Stocks across the Continent are extending their rebound from the previous day, even as news breaks of multiple US states pausing moves to ease lockdowns.
Europe midday: Stocks turn higher after ECB launches euro repo facilities
Stocks on the Continent clambered higher after the European Central Bank moved to backstop demand for euros from other central banks as a precautionary measure.
Europe open: Travel and leisure stocks pace losses amid risks of second Covid-19 wave
Stocks on the Continent remain under pressure due to the threat that rising Covid-19 infections in multiple US states might slow the reopening of their economies.
Europe midday: Stocks drop amid rising Covid-19 infections, trade frictions
Stocks in Europe remain lower as investors assess the risks around a possible second wave of Covid-19 infections around the globe and the dampening effect - or not - that it will continue to exert on economies.
Europe open: Stocks drop amid risk of second pandemic wave
Stocks in Europe are trading sharply lower as investors assess the risks around a possible second wave of Covid-19 infections around the globe and the dampening effect - or not - that will continue to exert on economies.
Europe midday: Stocks bound ahead on upbeat economic surveys, Dax leads
Stocks across Europe were bounding higher on Tuesday, led by the exporter-heavy German Dax, on the back of better-than-expected out of the euro area and from overseas.
Europe midday: Stocks drift lower amid rising Covid-19 infections
Stocks on the Continent have turned lower but remain will off their lows of the session with investors apparently brushing off news of higher Covid-19 cases in the US, Germany and even China.
Europe midday: Stocks advance on US-China trade news, EU stimulus
Stocks across the Continent are moving higher at the end of the week, with investors focusing on the positive newsflow out of talks between top US-China officials in Hawaii and from a video summit of European Union leaders.
Europe midday: Stocks drop as BoE and Norges Bank surprise, US Covid cases mount
Stocks were trading lower in early afternoon trading after the Bank of England opted for a less aggressive stance than some market participants had been hoping for.
Europe midday: Stocks up despite risks of second Covid-19 wave
Stocks are posting moderate gains on Wednesday thanks, said some analysts, to central bank support, even as investors kept a close eye on an outbreak of Covid-19 in Beijing and mounting numbers of new infections in the States.
Europe midday: Stocks bound ahead, extending gains
Stocks across the Continent were extending their rebound in later afternoon trading stoked by news of further stimulus Stateside and after the release of a much stronger-than-expected reading on US retail sales.
Europe open: Stocks rally on US stimulus news, volatility falls back
Stocks across the Continent are extending their rebound from the previous day stoked by news of further stimulus Stateside.
Europe midday: Stocks pare losses despite drag from Covid-19 and Brexit
Stockmarkets are trying to recover from early selling triggered by news of a fresh Covid-19 outbreak in Beijing and around Brexit.