Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Shares fall as coronavirus cases continue to mount
Stocks in Europe sliding lower again at the end of the week as the number of reported coronavirus cases in China continued climbing, reaching 9,950.
Europe close: Stocks retreat as coronavirus cases keep growing
Stocks fell sharply on Thursday as the death toll and number of confirmed coronavirus cases in China continued to rise overnight, amid reports of multinationals in the country moving to curtail their activity for the time being.
Europe close: Stocks edge higher even as coronavirus fatalities rise
Stocks in Europe extended the previous day's bounce - but only slightly - helped by positive results from tech giant Apple as they waited for the US central bank's policy decision.
Europe close: Italian issues pace gains after regional election results
Stocks on the Continent staged a modest bounce on Tuesday despite some analysts' warnings that financial markets might be underestimating the impact of the new Coronavirus in China.
Europe close: Stocks sent reeling as coronavirus spreads
European shares got slammed by news that the Chinese coronavirus had in fact spread further over the weekend, although other factors including so-called 'overbought' conditions in stocks and the impeachment hearings in the US also weighed on prices.
Europe close: Stocks finish higher but with utilities and technology pacing gains
Stocks remained higher at the end of the week after the world's health watchdog chose not to label the new Chinese coronavirus a global health emergency and thanks to a much better than expected reading on euro area manufacturing.
Europe close: Stocks hit by China worries, US-UK-EU trade also in focus
Investors sold shares amid worries that the new coronavirus in China could weigh on the Asian giant's economy, even as they kept a wary eye on the news headlines on US-Eurozone trade coming out of Davos.
Europe close: Markets falter as Trump renews EU tariff threats
Stocks on the continent remained below the waterline as markets closed on Wednesday, after the US president renewed his threat of trade tariffs against the European Union.
Europe close: Stocks dip as IMF trims GDP forecasts for Germany and Spain
Stocks on the Continent were mostly lower at the start of the week, as the International Monetary Fund trimmed its forecasts for global and euro area growth over the next two years.
Europe close: Stocks jump after better-than-expected data out of Asia
Stocks across the Continent extended their recent gains, tracking the fresh highs being set on Wall Street and following the release of stronger-than-expected economic data in China.
Europe close: Stocks boosted by US data, trade news
A string of better-than-expected US economic data sent stocks across almost the entire Continent higher despite some analysts' qualms regarding the US-China trade deal signed the night before and ongoing geopolitical worries.
Europe close: Stocks dip ahead of US-China trade deal signing
Stocks on the Continent traded slightly lower on Wednesday as investors sat on their hands ahead of the signing of the US-China trade deal scheduled for later in the day.
Europe close: US earnings season buoys stocks, trade talks in focus
Stocks on the Continent finished the session slightly higher, helped by a positive start to the US results season, even as investors fretted that another trade spat might be brewing in the background - but this time centred on Europe.
Europe close: Stocks fall back amid dearth of fresh catalysts
Shares on the Continent were mostly lower on Monday amid a dearth of fresh catalysts for stocks, save for data showing that Britain's economy shrank in November amid the uncertainty around Brexit.
Europe close: Stocks dip amid drag from US jobs data
Stocks across the Continent drifted lower heading into the weekend, weighed down by what on the face of it appeared to be a disappointing US jobs report for the month of December.
Europe close: Stocks extend gains, biotech to the fore
Stocks across the Continent edged higher on Thursday, save for the Dax, which ran up to a record high thanks to better-than-expected industrial production data out of the euro area's largest economy and after news that the US and China were set to sign their trade deal on 15 January.
Europe close: Stocks rally as Mideast tensions fail to spill over
Stocks across the Continent overcame an early bout of selling on Wednesday, after Iran apparently chose not to ratchet up tensions with Washington even further with its retaliatory strikes against US bases in Iraq overnight, with America following suit.
Europe close: Healthcare and Technology issues pace gains as sentiment stabilises
Stocks across the Channel were modestly higher on Tuesday, with investors taking their cue from US markets, which had finished higher the day before on the hope that the worst scenarios in the Middle East could yet be averted.
Europe close: Stocks finish off worst levels despite Mideast tensions
Stocks on the Continent extended their losses from Friday's session as investors cut back on risk given the possibility that tensions in the Middle East might rise further, at least in the very near term, while gold prices hit a seven-year high.
Europe close: Safe havens wanted as Middle East tensions flare
Investors were seeking out safe havens at the end of the week following a US military strike against the top Iranian commander, a reminder to investors of the plethora of geopolitical risks that were lurking on the horizon in 2020.