Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Stocks end session slightly lower but off lows
European stock markets were slightly lower on Thursday but ended the day off their worst levels after the European Central Bank cut interest rates ahead the long Easter weekend.
Europe close: Stocks rise on hopes for US-China trade talks
European stocks finished mostly higher on Wednesday, reversing early losses after Bloomberg reported that Chinese authorities were open to trade talks with Washington - if certain conditions were met.
Europe close: Stocks continue to grind higher
European stock markets extended gains on Tuesday as investor concerns surrounding trade uncertainty continued to ease, with strong performances in the auto sector and a host of positive corporate earnings providing a lift.
Europe close: Stocks jump as markets digest tariff news-flow
Stocks jumped at the start of the holiday-shortened week, after the US administration that some consumer electronics and computer hardware would be exempt from the reciprocal 125% trade tariffs placed on China.
Europe close: Stocks end week on a down note after Beijing retaliates
Most European bourses suffered moderate losses as China lifted tariffs on US imports to 125% at the end of a turbulent week, driven by President Donald Trump’s erratic trade policies.
Europe close: Stocks rebound but end off best levels amid trade tensions
European markets rebounded on Thursday after US President Donald Trump paused his swingeing tariff measures for 90 days amid accusations of market manipulation.
Europe close: Stocks lower after tariff hit to Pharma
European shares slumped on Wednesday as US tariffs came into force, with the pharma sector now apparently in the sights of US President Donald Trump's trade policy, while a sell-off in US government bonds also heightened concerns among investors.
Europe close: Stocks bounce with trade negotiations still in focus
European shares staged a bounce on Tuesday after a three-day battering, as investors hoped that progress on tariff talks between the US and Japan would set a template for more negotiations globally.
Europe close: Stocks hammered as Beijing retaliates
European stock markets sank into the red on Friday, as China announced retaliatory measures to swingeing US tariffs.
Europe close: Financial assets reel after return to 1930s trade tariffs in US
Trading screens were a sea of red on Thursday with financial markets plunging after US President Donald Trump announced a return to a level of trade tariffs last seen during the dark period of the 1930s.
Europe close: Stocks end mostly lower ahead of US tariff announcement
European shares finished mostly lower on Wednesday as investors held their breath ahead of US President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs with healthcare stocks in focus on fears the sector could be in his sights.
Europe close: Stocks rally at the start of Q2
European shares rallied on the first day of the second quarter, lifted by a fall in eurozone inflation and an encouraging survey indicating the bloc's manufacturing sector was showing signs of recovery.
Europe close: Stocks lower as investors gird for US tariffs
European shares fell on Friday as traders braced themselves for wide-ranging US tariffs which take effect next week, while gold hit fresh highs with investors looking for safe havens amid the erratic policymaking of President Donald Trump.
Europe close: Stocks mostly down but off lows after US car tariffs
European shares finished mostly in the red on Thursday, but managed to erase a good part of the losses incurred following US President Donald Trump's decision overnight to hit all car and related parts imports with 25% tariffs from April 2.
Europe close: Report of imminent US car tariffs hits shares
European shares were lower on Wednesday amid ongoing uncertainty and nervousness around the expected 2 April date for Washington's announcement of reciprocal trade tariffs.
Europe close: Stocks extend gains
European markets extended gains on Tuesday as an upbeat business survey from Germany boosted sentiment, even as investors digested the prior session's rally on Wall Street.
Europe close: Stocks surrender early gains
European shares gave up early gains on Monday, finishing the session well off their best levels.
Europe close: Stocks end turbulent weak down
European shares were mostly lower on Friday as investors digested a week of policy decisions from central bankers amid the turmoil of US President Donald Trump’s erratic trade measures, while airline stocks were down after a substation fire closed London's Heathrow airport.
Europe close: Stocks end lower as ECB's Lagarde warns of trade tariff impact
European stock markets dropped into the red on Thursday, as concerns about a fragile global economy and geopolitical tensions hit sentiment.
Europe close: Stocks end mostly higher, Ukraine in focus
European shares were mostly higher on Wednesday as investors awaited a policy decision from the US Federal Reserve.