Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Stocks end at record highs going into US Fed meeting
European shares hit record highs on Friday buoyed by the European Central Bank's decision the day before to increase its pace of asset purchases despite rising inflation.
Europe close: Stocks drift lower even as ECB sticks to script
European shares finished off their worst levels of the session despite news of a much higher-than-expected reading on consumer prices from across the Pond.
Europe close: Stocks end on mixed note ahead of US CPI, ECB
European shares finished Wednesday's session on a mixed note as the latest China inflation data and a rising number of UK Covid cases kept a lid on sentiment.
Europe close: Stocks little changed ahead of key data releases
European stocks finished the session little changed on Tuesday as weak German industrial output data kept a check on sentiment ahead of key releases on consumer prices scheduled for later in the week.
Europe close: Shares mostly higher despite drag from miners, German issues
European shares were mostly higher on Monday, having erased earlier declines as investors shrugged off weaker-than-expected China trade data and a profits warning from workspace provider IWG.
Europe close: Stocks end week on a positive note despite US jobs report
European shares finished the week on an up note despite the release of a mixed US jobs report, while travel stocks suffered after the UK government's decision to expand its list of "red" countries that require a quarantine on return to Britain.
Europe close: Stocks end on a mixed note
Stocks on the Continent finished on a mixed note on Thursday following the release of stronger-than-expected readings on monthly private sector US payrolls and weekly jobless claims.
Europe close: Stocks edge higher in 'dull market'
European shares finished slightly ahead on Wednesday as investors bided their time ahead of the release of the all-important monthly US non-farm payrolls report due out at the end of the same week.
Europe close: Stocks extend gains helped by oil and gas, miners
European stocks pushed further still into record territory on Tuesday, with miners on the rise driven by strong metal and oil prices and encouraging manufacturing data.
Europe close: Stocks brush-off inflation readings helped by reports on US stimulus
European shares pushed further into record territory on Friday with investors apparently brushing off data in the US showing quickening inflation.
Europe close: Stocks mostly higher, boosted by US economic data
European shares finished mostly higher on Thursday, buoyed by better-than-expected data out of the US.
Europe close: Stocks little changed despite 'dovish' remarks from ECB and Fed
European shares finished on a mixed note on Wednesday as US and eurozone central bankers maintained dovish positions on interest rates and British retailer Marks & Spencer pleased despite posting a hefty annual loss.
Europe close: Stocks buoyed by strong IFO reading
European shares were little changed on Tuesday even as investors cheered a strong reading on the closely-followed gauge of business confidence in Germany.
Europe close: Stocks edge higher on low trading volumes
European stocks renewed their push higher at the start of the week helped by gains for technology stocks, albeit on the back of holiday-depleted trading volumes.
Europe close: Stocks end week on an up note
European shares were mostly higher at the end of the week and near record highs despite continuing worries about inflation.
Europe close: Stocks rebound across the Continent
European equities rebounded sharply from a sell-off during the previous session sparked by inflation fears.
Europe close: Stocks fall from record amid Bitcoin rout (and rally)
European stocks slid from record highs on Wednesday after the People's Bank of China and the European Central Bank took aim at cryptocurrencies, adding to an already modestly risk averse mood.
Europe close: Stocks end on mixed note, but off session lows
European stocks finished on a mixed note on Tuesday, but off their worst levels, as investors cheered the ongoing relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions and positive earnings updates from across the Pond.
Europe close: Stocks end mixed as Indian Covid worries drag on Travel names
European shares were mostly lower on Monday, albeit only slightly, as the UK lifted more Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, despite worries about the India variant of the virus.
Europe close: Stocks end week on an up note despite soft US economic data
European shares ran up on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street despite slightly weaker-than-expected readings on economic activity in the US.