Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Stocks extend rally from Covid-19 lows
Stocks across the Continent extended their recent rally from their Covid-19 pandemic lows thanks to "positive" news Stateside on a potentially key treatment for the virus.
Europe close: Stocks up despite wariness about premature lockdown liftings
Lenders' shares paced the advance on the Continent as the number of Covid-19 infections and deaths continued to slow in most countries, paving the way for governments to gradually ease their lockdown measures.
Europe close: Stocks gain as authorities ease lockdowns
Stocks across the Continent started the week higher, buoyed by news of falling Covid-19 infections across much of the European Union and moves to ease lockdowns in France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Europe close: Stocks slip as investors digest news out of EU leaders summit
Stocks across the Continent fell at the end of the week, weighed down by what appeared to be bad news for a drug that many had hoped might prove to be more effective against the Covid-19 virus.
Europe close: Stocks finish at session highs ahead of key EU leaders meeting
Shares in Europe finished higher on Thursday and near their best levels of the session, as investors looked past a horribly weak reading on the euro area's services sector ahead of a meeting of European Union leaders scheduled for later in the day.
Europe close: Stocks bounce back ahead of key EU leaders summit
Stocks on the Continent clawed back some of their recent losses on Wednesday, helped by news of further economic relief measures on the other side of the Pond, even as investors waited on a meeting of European Union leaders the next day to decide on a package of additional stimulus measures for the euro area.
Europe close: Stocks drop sharply amid oil price rout
Stocks on the Continent finished sharply lower as investors tried to fathom what might lie in store next for oil markets following another day of sharp losses.
Europe close: Stocks finish higher despite crash in WTI oil futures
Stocks rebounded from their intra-day lows near the end of the session after Germany eased its Covid-19 lockdown slightly and amid some slightly less dire news regarding the death toll from the pandemic.
Europe close: Stocks trim weekly loss, Dax finishes higher
Good news out of a clinical trial for an experimental treatment for the Covid-19 virus in the States helped lift the mood among investors across the Continent and helped to offset a grim set of economic data out of China.
Europe close: Stocks edge up as countries ease lockdowns slightly, short-selling banned
Stocks across the Continent finished mostly higher, helped by news that Germany was set to start slowly lifting some of its restrictions on the movement of people.
Europe close: Stocks hit by poor US data, jump in Covid-19 cases in Spain
Stocks were pummeled as economic data in the US showed record falls in retail sales and in factory activity in the New York area, underscoring the toll that the Covid-19 pandemic could be expected to take on the economy.
Europe close: Stocks start week moving higher
Investors across the Continent continued to push stocks higher at the start of the week, despite some analysts' doubts regarding the sustainability of recent gains in the stock market.
Europe close: Stocks rise despite doubts around date of lockdown roll-back
Stocks on the Continent finished higher at the end of the week and near their best levels of the session, as investors mulled progress in containing the Covid-19 pandemic and in some cases reassessed the likelihood of a gradual roll-back in social-distancing measures over coming weeks.
Europe close: Stocks little changed as authorities debate easing social distancing measures
Stocks finished the Wednesday on a mixed note amid warnings from the World Health Organisation against unwinding quarantine or social-distancing measures prematurely, even as estimates of the likely huge economic toll of the pandemic continue to roll in.
Europe midday: Stocks dip as WHO warns against easing containment measures
Stocks are trading slightly lower amid warnings from the World Health Organisation against unwinding quarantine or social-distancing prematurely, even as estimates of the likely huge economic toll of the pandemic continue to roll in.
Europe close: Shares extend gains on hopes pandemic coming under control
Stocks across the Continent extended the previous session's rally amid optimism that authorities in Europe and the US are succeeding in getting the Covid-19 pandemic under control.
Europe close: Stocks rally but analysts divided on outlook
Stock across Europe rallied at the start of the holiday-shortened week, boosted by news of falling death rates from the Covid-19 pandemic in France, Italy and Spain, together with a big drop in the rate of new infections in the latter, although analysts remained divided on the outlook for shares.
Europe close: Moderate losses despite news GDP already falling at 10% pace
Stocks across the Continent finished the week with moderate selling, despite the release of service sector surveys in Italy and Spain both of which printed at record lows, underscoring the sheer magnitude of the hit from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Europe close: Oil price spike helps stocks stay above water
Stocks on the Continent managed to keep their heads above water following the previous day's thrashing, helped by a rebound in oil futures, even as investors kept a close eye on the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Europe close: Stocks start Q2 off on weak note
Stocks on the Continent got off to a poor start for the second quarter with analysts pointing to the still impending peak in coronavirus cases in the States and poor economic data as the reasons for the weakness.