Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Stocks end quarter sharply higher but on a down note
European shares were still under pressure on the last day of the quarter with investor sentiment weighed down by increases in case numbers of the Covid-19 Delta variant globally and after soft survey data released overnight in China.
Europe close: Stocks stage partial rebound, Delta variant in focus
European shares staged a partial comeback on Tuesday, although some analysts expressed concern regarding the ongoing spread globally of the Delta Covid-19 variant.
Europe close: Reports of possible restrictions for UK travellers weigh on stocks
European shares tumbled into the red on Monday with travel stocks under pressure after Germany pushed the European Union to designate the UK a "country of concern" and introduce strict quarantine measures for British travellers.
Europe close: Stocks mostly higher following US infrastructure deal
European shares were mostly higher on Friday as investors cheered a deal on Capitol Hill on President Joe Biden's proposed infrastructure spending package.
Europe close: Stocks rally on 'dovish' BoE, German business confidence
European shares rallied on Thursday as investors focused on a 'dovish' outcome to the Bank of England's policy meeting.
Europe close: Stocks retreat amid inflation concerns
European shares retreated on Wednesday as investors fretted over eurozone surveys showing a better-than-expected rise in June activity, but alongside rising inflation pressures.
Europe close: Stocks finish higher ahead of testimony from Fed's Powell
European shares finished mostly higher on Tuesday and at their best levels of the session, helped by positive comments from the European Central Bank chief and the continuing advance on Wall Street.
Europe close: Stocks end higher as investors brush off concerns around Fed
European shares finished higher on Monday as investors appeared to shake off concerns of tighter US central bank policy.
Europe close: Shares weaker amid investor concern over Fed
European shares closed weaker on Friday, as investors continued to fret over the US Federal Reserve's move towards a hawkish tone on asset purchases.
Europe close: Stocks end on a mixed note as investors digest Fed decision
European shares finished on a mixed note on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve announced overnight that it might curb stimulus measures sooner than expected as the pace of the post Covid pandemic recovery stoked inflationary fears.
Europe close: Stocks little changed ahead of 'crucial' Fed meeting
European shares were mostly higher on Wednesday as investors waited on news of the US Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting that was scheduled to end later the same day.
Europe close: Stocks little changed ahead of Fed meeting
European shares finished higher but off their morning highs, as hopes of a swift economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic offset a higher-than-expected reading on inflation in the States.
Europe close: Stocks little changed ahead of Fed
European shares were little changed, but continued to trade just off records highs on Monday despite reports that the UK was due to delay lifting its Covid lockdown.
Europe close: Stocks end at record highs going into US Fed meeting
European shares hit record highs on Friday buoyed by the European Central Bank's decision the day before to increase its pace of asset purchases despite rising inflation.
Europe close: Stocks drift lower even as ECB sticks to script
European shares finished off their worst levels of the session despite news of a much higher-than-expected reading on consumer prices from across the Pond.
Europe close: Stocks end on mixed note ahead of US CPI, ECB
European shares finished Wednesday's session on a mixed note as the latest China inflation data and a rising number of UK Covid cases kept a lid on sentiment.
Europe close: Stocks little changed ahead of key data releases
European stocks finished the session little changed on Tuesday as weak German industrial output data kept a check on sentiment ahead of key releases on consumer prices scheduled for later in the week.
Europe close: Shares mostly higher despite drag from miners, German issues
European shares were mostly higher on Monday, having erased earlier declines as investors shrugged off weaker-than-expected China trade data and a profits warning from workspace provider IWG.
Europe close: Stocks end week on a positive note despite US jobs report
European shares finished the week on an up note despite the release of a mixed US jobs report, while travel stocks suffered after the UK government's decision to expand its list of "red" countries that require a quarantine on return to Britain.
Europe close: Stocks end on a mixed note
Stocks on the Continent finished on a mixed note on Thursday following the release of stronger-than-expected readings on monthly private sector US payrolls and weekly jobless claims.