Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Stocks fall back as investors stay on the sidelines ahead of the weekend
The rout in European stockmarkets extended into a seventh straight session as some investors took out insurance going into the weekend, and the number of coronavirus infections continued to rise.
Europe close: Stocks continue to reel
Europe's main stockmarkets all finished sharply lower again as the euro snapped higher even as traders moved to price-in the immediate disruption to business, particularly in the Travel & Leisure space, as the epicentre of the coronavirus jumped continents.
Europe close: Stock selloff abates
Stocks on the Continent stabilised following another bout of selling in the first half of the session in the wake of warnings from global health officials of the risk of a coronavirus pandemic.
Europe close: Stocks extend losses as some investors balk at buying into weakness
An early bounce petered out quickly with traders worried that the China coronavirus could yet turn into a global pandemic, leaving share prices vulnerable as economic growth forecasts are marked down.
Europe close: Stocks routed as Italian authorities search for 'patient 0'
Stocks were pummelled at the start of the week following news that the number of coronavirus cases in South Korea and Italy, even as authorities in the latter were still trying to pinpoint the so-called 'patient 0' in their country.
Europe close: Investors move to the sidelines ahead of the weekend
A volatile day of trading in Europe came to an end with sharp losses after a closely-followed activity survey in the States came in well beneath forecasts, pointing to an economy on the brink of recession, in part on account of the Chinese coronavirus.
Europe close: Stocks hit by late selling following report of new virus cases in Beijing
Stocks on both sides of the Atlantic slumped in the last half hour of trading in Europe following a report in the Chinese press of 36 coronavirus infections among healthcare workers at a Beijing hospital, which triggered concern of a possible outbreak in the country's capital.
Europe close: Shares rally as coronavirus cases continue slowing
Stocks finished near their best levels of the session, buoyed by news of a further slowdown in the rate of both new and existing coronavirus cases in China.
Europe close: Shares slump as coronavirus feeds into data and company updates
Stocks across the Continent were sent lower by a much weaker-than-expected reading on a key survey for the economic outlook in Germany and after technology giant Apple withdrew its sales guidance for the first quarter.
Europe close: Stocks finish higher in light trading
Stocks on the Continent edged higher at the start of the week as news of fresh stimulus in China helped to offset a dire outlook from Germany's central bank for that country's economy.
Europe close: Investors play it safe heading into the weekend
Stocks in Europe ended the session a tad lower as investors tried to understand what the spike in confirmed coronavirus cases the day before, due to a change in methodology by Chinese officials, really meant.
Europe close: Stocks retrace early losses as analysts mull latest coronavirus news
Stocks finished mostly in the red after Chinese authorities revised their methodology for reporting coronavirus infections in order to include "suspected cases", leading to a sharp upward revision in the number of infections, but had managed to recoup nearly all of their earlier losses.
Europe close: Stocks continue to push higher despite poor data
Germany's Dax pushed to a fresh all-time high and the Cac-40 traded near its best mark in five years on Wednesday, despite what some economists labelled a 'terrible' reading on euro area industrial production at the end of 2019.
Europe close: Dax hits record high on stimulus hopes
Stocks on the Continent continued pushing higher and the Dax notched up a fresh record high after the World Health Organisation's latest update on the new China coronavirus showed a further slowdown in the rate of new cases.
Europe close: Stocks dip amid coronavirus worries, Irish stocks lag behind
Stocks across the Continent finished on a mixed note with Irish and German stocks in focus amid the latest and unexpected political headlines coming out of each of those countries.
Europe close: Stocks finish week slightly lower
Stocks on the Continent were fell slightly at the end of the week as traders tried to gauge the fallout of the cost from the Wuhan virus and digested figures showing the biggest drop in German industrial production since the global financial crisis.
Europe close: Stocks finish higher even after 'grim' German factory data
Stocks on the continent were higher at the end of the day on Thursday, as investors looked to Friday's monthly US jobs report and digested what one analyst in the City termed an "unequivocally grim" report on German factory orders.
Europe close: Coronavirus hopes drive sharp gains for stocks
Stocks across the Continent extended their recent rally following reports that researchers were making progress on developing various potential treatments for the new China coronavirus.
Europe close: Stocks finish at session highs despite virus fears
Stocks on the Continent finished at their best levels of the session despite the still increasing number of confirmed coronavirus cases.
Europe close: Stocks move higher on hopes coronavirus spread slowing
Stocks on the Continent started February with small gains as the latest updates from the World Health Organisation appeared to show that the rate of growth in the number of new coronavirus infections worldwide had fallen.