Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Stocks weak amid negative trade headlines
European stocks were lower on Thursday as reports suggested Beijing and Washington remain a long way from agreeing a full trade deal.
Europe close: Stocks finish on mixed note ahead of Fed rate decision
European stocks were mixed by the end of the trading on Wednesday as investors geared up for a Federal Reserve policy announcement in the evening and eyed the latest news on progress in Sino-US trade talks.
Europe close: Stocks finish on mixed note ahead of US Fed decision
Stocks on the Continent finished on a mixed note despite US President Trump bolstering hopes for a trade deal with China, as investors eyed Wednesday's Fed meeting and a possible UK general election.
Europe close: US-China trade hopes boost shares
European stocks ended the Monday session with slight gains, tracking gains on Wall Street as hopes of a Sino-US trade deal were reinvigorated and after the European Union granted a Brexit deadline extension.
Europe close: Stocks run up at session's end on US-China trade news
European stocks jumped on Friday amid reports of continued progress in US-China trade talks.
Europe close: Stocks extend gains
European stocks were higher on Thursday as automotive stocks rose and European leaders pondered how long of an extension to the Brexit deadline they should grant.
Europe close: Stocks recover after early sellling
European stocks finished mixed on Wednesday, with the tech sector under pressure after a warning from a major US player, while UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson paused his Brexit bill.
Europe close: Stocks edge higher ahead of key Brexit vote
European stocks were higher on Tuesday and trading near their best level in a year as investors digested positive Sino-US trade developments and awaited another Brexit parliamentary showdown in London.
Europe close: Stocks gain on US-China trade hopes
European stocks finished higher on Monday, as investors digested positive signs for Sino-US relations after a chaotic weekend of Brexit action.
Europe close: Stocks slip on weak Chinese data, hawkish Fed speak
European stocks ended the day lower, as investors digested a slowdown in Chinese economic growth and after trading on Wall Street got off to a poor start on the back of hawkish remarks from two top US central bank officials.
Europe close: Stocks erase erase early gains despite Brexit deal
European stocks finished lower on Thursday, quickly giving back early gains triggered by news that the UK and the EU ha finally agreed upon a Brexit deal.
Europe close: Stocks finish on mixed note as traders eye US-China and Brexit talks
European stocks finished on a mixed note on Wednesday as Sino-US relations soured over Hong Kong, even as traders Brexit deal tried to keep track of the often contradictory reports out of the ongoing Brexit talks between the European Union and the UK.
Europe close: Shares gain on hopes for US-China trade and Brexit
European stocks continued their recent move higher amid renewed optimism over Sino-US trade relations and the chances of a Brexit deal.
Europe close: Caution sets in after Friday surge
European stocks were lower at lunchtime on Monday as investors grew sceptical about the progress made in Sino-US trade relations, while weak Chinese data highlighted the impact of tariffs.
Europe close: Stocks jump, German issues spearhead gains
European stocks finished higher on Friday as investors grew hopeful that the US and China could agree a trade deal and after European Union Council chief Donald Tusk sounded a guardedly positive note on the outlook for Brexit negotiations.
Europe close: Stocks advance on hopes for US-China trade talks
European stocks climbed on Thursday as investors digested mixed news on the upcoming Sino-US trade talks, with luxury shares doing especially well on the back of strong results from LVMH.
Europe close: Stocks gain ahead of high-level US-China trade talks
European stocks jumped on Wednesday following positive news on Sino-US trade relations and after the chairman of the US Federal Reserve indicated an openness to further interest rate cuts if necessary.
Europe close: Stocks sag as US and China jostle ahead of trade talks
European stocks finished lower on Tuesday after the US blacklisted 28 Chinese companies just three days before the next round of trade negotiations and amid reports that the Chinese delegation might cut its visit short by a day, denting hopes of a deal.
Europe close: Stocks edge higher ahead of US-China trade talks
European stocks finished higher on Monday as investors awaited the restart of trade talks between the US and China, though weak German data soured the mood.
Europe close: Stocks extend bounce as chip makers gain on Apple news
European stocks extended their recent bounce on Friday as Apple suppliers rose on reports of a ramp up in the production of new iPhones, and despite a non-farm payrolls report for September Stateside that analysts described as a "mixed bag".