Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Shares close higher as investors ignore weak survey data
European stocks closed higher on Thursday as investors shrugged off a survey showing a marked slowdown in Eurozone business growth during September, fears of a debt default by struggling property developer China Evergrande and rising inflation.
Europe close: Investors fret over China; Travel stocks up on US flight hopes
European stocks closed sharply lower on Monday as fears over the stability of China's property sector and rising energy prices spooked investors, although travel shares outperformed on hopes on a resumption of travel to the US from the UK and EU.
Europe close: Stocks dip as investors wait on ECB decision
European stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday as investors mulled over the latest reading on German investor sentiment, with all eyes on this week’s European Central Bank meeting.
Europe close: Investors bide their time ahead of US jobs report
European stocks were little changed on Thursday, as investors awaited the release of the monthly non-farm payrolls report the next day.
Europe close: Stocks start month on the front foot
European stocks were mostly higher on Wednesday despite a slight slip in euro zone manufacturing survey data and a weaker than expected reading on a closely-followed jobs survey in the US.
Europe close: Stocks end week on down note after US jobs report
European stocks finished the week on a down note as investors digested a weaker than expected reading on US non-farm payrolls.
Europe close: Stocks gain as Fed taper worries ebb
European stocks advanced at the start of the week although trading volumes remained low on account of the Labor Day holiday Stateside.
Europe close: ECB jitters drag on stocks
European stocks were lower on Wednesday following losses overnight in Asia and the US and nerves ahead of a European Central Bank meeting on Thursday which could see rate-setters slow their emergency bond purchases.
Europe close: Stocks brush off ECB PEPP 'recalibration'
European stocks finished mostly higher on Thursday, despite fears over a slowdown in global growth as a result of the Delta variant of Covid-19.
Europe close: Stocks dragged lower by early losses on Wall Street
European shares finished lower on Friday, tracking losses on Wall Street.
Europe close: Stocks rally but end off best levels
European stocks attempted a rally on Monday, shrugging off a weaker overnight performance in Asia, after a top European Central Bank official said recent gains in inflation did not yet pose a risk.
Europe close: Stocks end mixed amid China concerns, valuations drag
European stocks ended the Tuesday session on a mixed note as a weaker-than-expected reading on US consumer prices failed to assuage inflation concerns and amid Covid-19 concerns in China.
Europe close: Chinese data, oil price jump dent stocks
European stocks fell on Wednesday as investors sifted through disappointing Chinese data and amid surging energy prices.
Europe close: Ryanair gives travel and leisure names a boost
European stocks finished higher on Thursday as a positive update out of RyanAir, Europe's largest airline, which served to lift some of the gloom hanging over the sector.
Europe close: Stocks moderately lower after soft China factory data
European stocks registered moderate losses on Thursday as investors digested weak China manufacturing survey data, renewing concerns about the state of the world's second largest economy.
Europe close: Stocks stage modest bounce ahead of quarter's close
European shares put in a modest bounce on Wednesday, with both stocks and bonds finding a bid following the steep losses seen in the previous session.
Europe close: Tech shares sell-off as bond yields climb going into quarter's end
European shares slumped on Tuesday as worries over rising government bond yields and an economic slowdown in China hit investor sentiment.
Europe close: Oil and gas shares buoy main indices, periphery stocks outperform
German shares were in focus on Monday as investors eyed moves to form a coalition after the country’s national election saw the chances of a left-wing government fade - but it was oil shares that drove gains.
Europe close: Evergrande saga, German Ifo survey a drag on stocks
European stocks finished the week lower as worries over debt-strapped property developer China Evergrande and a weak German business confidence survey weighed on investor sentiment.
Europe close: Shares close in bullish mood ahead of Fed meeting
European stocks closed in bullish mood on Wednesday ahead worries over Asian property developer China Evergrande abated slightly and investors turned their attention to the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve due later in the day.