Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Geopolitical tensions dent advance in stocks
Stocks were still trading on their back foot come midday, but had come off their worst levels, as financial markets girded themselves for a White House press conference scheduled for later in the evening.
Europe close: Stocks extend gains despite rising geopolitical tensions
Stocks in Europe extended their gains on Thursday despite rising geopolitical and diplomatic tensions with Beijing.
Europe close: Cyclicals lead as stockmarket investors look past geopolitical tensions
Stocks continued their advance on the back of the European Commission's proposal for a "revamped" €1. 85trn long-term budget, including a €750bn reconstruction fund, and optimism around plans to gradually reopen economies across the Continent.
Europe close: Travel and leisure stocks pace gains as governments lift restrictions
Stocks in Europe finished higher amid a rally in travel stocks following news of plans to ease travel restrictions across the Continent.
Europe close: Stocks recover from early selling
Stocks in Europe finished mostly higher after the minutes of the European Central Bank's last policy meeting showed rate-setters in Frankfurt were keeping the door open to further stimulus if needed.
Europe close: Stocks shake off doubts around Covid-19 vaccine
Stocks across Europe recovered on Wednesday as optimism over the gradual easing of lockdowns across many countries helped to offset doubts raised during the previous session around one of the most promising vaccine candidates against Covid-19.
Europe close: Dax outperforms amid profit-taking, periphery markets weakest
Stocks finished modestly in the red on Tuesday as the latest economic data laid bare the task that lay ahead in order for governments to get their economies back on track.
Europe close: France and Germany agree on 500bn euro reconstruction fund, cyclicals lead
Stocks rallied at the start of the week as Germany and France moved to organise a Europe-wide response to the pandemic and after the head of the US Central bank sounded a warily confident note on the outlook.
Europe close: Stocks end bad week on a mixed note
Stocks across the Continent finished a bad week on a mixed note following another raft of poor-to-mixed economic data from around the globe and ongoing tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Europe close: Stocks finish sharply lower amid losses for insurance and auto firms
Stocks finished deep in the red amid media coverage of warnings from multiple hedge fund bosses over preceding days who said that stocks around the world were overextended and ripe for a correction.
Europe close: Stocks hit as investors dig in for protracted recovery
Stockmarkets across the Continent ended the day lower even as governments continued to make strides in reopening their economies.
Europe close: Stocks finish mixed as investors monitor progress on lifting lockdowns
Stocks on the Continent finished on a mixed note as investors monitored news of countries' progress in partially reopening their economies.
Europe close: Stocks slip as some investors question staying power of risk rally
Stocks started the week lower as some investors questioned the apparent disconnect between stocks and the economy, even as they monitored the latest news on the pandemic front.
Europe close: Stocks jump as investors eye gradual lockdown lifting
Stocks across the Continent finished higher, boosted by hopes that a gradual easing in lockdown measures would filtre through into more buoyant economic activity.
Europe close: Shares slip amid dire economic data
Stocks across the Continent finished the session lower as traders assessed the competing forces bearing down on the euro area and governments tried to strike a balance between easing lockdowns and public health concerns.
Europe close: Stocks recover after midday wobble as ECB reiterates goals
Stocks across the Continent finished higher despite a ruling from Germany's highest court that called into question some aspects of the European Central Bank's main bond purchase programme, the so-called Public Sector Purchase Programme.
Europe close: Stocks fall amid diplomatic tensions
Stocks on the Continent fell sharply at the start of the week after Washington reiterated its call for China to be more transparent on the events that led up to Covid-19 pandemic and poured scorn on its handling of the crisis and the information provided to the world community.