Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Stocks end slightly lower, some analysts wary
European stocks finished the last session of April slightly lower, with a late wave of selling hitting most indices and after data showed that the Eurozone economy shrank by 0. 6% in the first quarter of the year, thus sliding into a so-called "double-dip" recession due to the successive Covid-19 lockdowns.
Europe close: Indices dragged lower by carmakers' shares
European shares ended the session mostly lower, tracking an intra-day dip on Wall Street as longer-term Treasury yields moved higher.
Europe close: Banks drive gains ahead of Fed meeting
European stocks were mostly higher on Wednesday even if a bit sluggish, as investors eyed news from the US Federal Reserve later in the day, with strong results from Deutsche Bank, Lloyds Banking Group and Santander boosting local markets.
Europe close: Investors sit on their hands ahead of Fed meeting
Traders will be watching Fed chairman Jerome Powell for any hints on policy direction, especially around inflation which has pushed bond yields higher in recent months, sparking worries about rising borrowing costs.
Europe close: Travel and Leisure, Basic Resources names pace gains
European shares finished higher on Monday as investors prepared for a raft of major corporate earnings and data from the US this week.
Europe close: Stocks pare losses thanks to better-than-expected PMIs
European markets finished the Friday session slightly lower, but well off their worst levels, with investors shaking off news of looming tax hikes in the States, even as they kept a wary eye on the Covid-19 surge in India.
Europe close: Stocks up on expectations for accelerated ECB bond buying
European shares moved back towards record territory on Thursday after the European Central Bank said it would accelerate its bond purchases and that rate-setters were not discussing phasing out their stimulus.
Europe close: Stocks bounce after court gives go-ahead to EU rescue fund
European stocks finished the session moderately higher albeit only after the drubbing endured the day before, as investors responded positively to earnings updates from Heineken and semiconductor maker ASML.
Europe close: Stocks pummeled as investors rein in their bullishness
European shares slid from the record highs hit just the day before with most market commentary blaming rising numbers of Covid-19 infections around the world for the big drops.
Europe close: Stocks seesaw ahead of corporate results, ECB meeting
European stocks finished on a mixed note on Monday as investors weighed the latest geopolitical news against the latest quarterly earnings reports in the States.
Europe close: Investor sentiment buoyed by record highs on Wall Street
Stocks on the Continent extended their recent gains, taking their cue from another session of record highs on Wall Street.
Europe close: Stocks mostly higher led by miners, oil producers
Stocks in Europe finished mostly higher following the latest quarterly updates from US banking giants Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan.
Europe close: Shares extend gains
European shares continued to gain ground on Tuesday, helped by a slightly lower-than-expected reading on US inflation and strong China export data.
Europe close: Stocks mixed ahead of start of earnings season
European shares finishes on a mixed note in the opening session of the week on the back of weaker Asian markets.
Europe close: Stocks end week on a mixed note
European markets finished the week in mixed fashion as traders and investors looked for direction.
Europe close: Stocks extend gains as Fed makes case for patient approach
European stock markets extended their recent gains on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve said overnight that it was content to keep monetary policy loose for "some time" until economic conditions improve sufficiently from the Covid pandemic.
Europe close: Stocks dip as investors pause for breath
European stocks slipped on Wednesday as investors paused to evaluate continental survey data.
Europe close: French and German stocks push further into record territory
European shares moved further into record territory on Tuesday, led by German and French issues as investors cheered better than expected economic data in the States and out of the People's Republic of China.
Europe close: Stocks start Q2 on front foot, helped by US stimulus and manufacturing news
European shares gained on the first day of trading of the second quarter, as new US plans for massive infrastructure spending offset worries about a third Covid lockdown in France and on the back of a very strong reading for euro area factory activity.