Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Stocks hit four-month high on improving data, rate-cut hopes
European stock markets have kicked off December with a bang, rising over 1% on the back of improving economic data and rising hopes that a European Central Bank (ECB) rate cut could be on the cards.
Europe close: Stocks gain as falling inflation lifts rate-cut hopes
European stock markets rose to a two-and-a-half-month high on Thursday after big slowdown in inflation in both the US and eurozone raised hopes that central banks might move to cut interest rates sooner than predicted.
Europe close: Falling German inflation lifts stocks
European stock markets finished mostly higher on Wednesday, with the exception of London's FTSE 100 index, as a bigger-than-expected drop in German inflation and predictions about a future interest-rate cut in the US lifted sentiment.
Europe close: Stocks end mixed ahead of inflation data
European stocks ended on a mixed note, having hit two-month highs during the previous week as nerves kicked in ahead of some key inflation figures from the eurozone and US later in the week.
Europe close: Stocks slip on soft China data, profit-taking
European stocks retreated from a two-month high on Monday, with investors choosing to take profits ahead of key inflation data later in the week.
Europe close: Stocks edge higher
European stocks rose a tad on Friday, as investors mulled the latest detailed German economic growth figures.
Europe close: Stocks finish higher after a quiet session
A host of better-than-expected economic data lifted stocks higher on Thursday, though gains were limited due to a lack of catalysts coming from Wall Street.
Europe close: Stocks finish higher after positive start on Wall Street
European stocks rose on Wednesday as a fairly muted reaction to the UK government's Autumn Budget was offset by Thanksgiving-fuelled positive start on Wall Street.
Europe close: Hawkish comments from BoE and ECB weigh on stocks
European stocks finished in the red as a lack of corporate earnings and economic data caused markets to focus on hawkish comments from central bankers.
Europe close: Stocks inch higher but gains limited on a quiet day
European stock markets finished with minor gains on Monday after struggling for direction for most of the session, with very little economic data or newsflow to sway market sentiment either way.
Europe close: Stoxx 600 at two-month high as inflation eases
European stock indices put in decent gains on Wednesday, finishing at a two-month high as investors shrugged off weaker-than-expected domestic data to focus on cooling inflation in the US and UK.
Europe close: Stocks jump on U.S. CPI data
European stocks jumped after U. S. consumer price figures for October printed a tad below economists' forecasts, prompting speculation of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, America's central bank.
Europe close: Stocks advance ahead of economic data
European stocks moved higher on Monday ahead of a busy week for economic data, including growth indicators from China and all-important inflation stats from the US.
Europe close: Stoxx 600 drops 1% on profit-taking ahead of weekend
European stocks finished Friday's session firmly lower as risk appetite was dampened ahead of the weekend.
Europe close: Modest losses amid profit-taking
European stocks slipped into the red, amid profit-taking following five straight days of gains.
Europe close: Stocks end bumper week with fifth day of gains
European stocks capped a bumper week with a fifth straight session of gains as optimism continued to rise that central banks may be done with monetary tightening.
Europe close: Stocks jump on central bank pause
European stocks advanced strongly for the fourth straight day on Thursday, on optimism that the Federal Reserve may finally be done with its rate hikes.
Europe close: Stocks extend gains after solid start on Wall Street
Europe's stock markets built on gains in afternoon trade as weaker-than-expected US economic data raised hopes that the Federal Reserve might soon call time on its monetary-tightening cycle.
Europe close: Stocks rise on inflation stats, but BP provides a drag in London
European stocks managed to hold on to gains on Tuesday despite a flat start on Wall Street and losses in London, with investors reacting positively to economic growth and inflation figures from the Eurozone.
Europe close: Stocks rebound despite geopolitical uncertainty
Stock markets across Europe put in a decent performance on Monday as investors shrugged off geopolitical uncertainty in Israel and weak economic data to hunt for bargains in the wake of a recent sell-off.