Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Stocks end week on a mixed note
European shares ended the week on a mixed note as results overnight from tech giants Amazon and Apple missed expectations and euro zone inflation rose came in higher than forecast.
Europe close: Stocks rise following relatively dovish outcome to ECB meeting
European stocks finished mostly higher on Thursday as investors reacted to the relatively dovish outcome of the European Central Bank's latest policy meeting and digested a mixed slew of corporate earnings.
Europe close: Stocks end lower amid mixed earnings reports
European stocks were lower on Wednesday as investors mulled the implications of the latest UK Budget and mulled mixed earnings reports.
Europe close: Stocks move higher going into US tech results
European shares jumped on Tuesday, as strong earnings from Facebook overnight were augmented by solid results from UBS and Reckitt Benckiser.
Europe close: Stocks start week on a positive note
European shares were mostly higher at the start of the week as investors sat on the sidelines ahead of a deluge of big corporate earnings reports.
Europe close: Stocks stage relief rally on Evergrande news
European stocks finished higher on Friday with investors cheering news of an interest payment by debt-ridden China Evergrande Group and brushed aside a survey that showed growth in euro zone business activity slowed in October due to inflation fears.
Europe close: Concerns around China Evergrande knock shares lower
European shares finished lower as the spectre of China Evergrande's debt mountain resurfaced to spook investors while cost inflation worries continued to hit sentiment.
Europe close: Shares end higher despite mixed corporate updates
European shares finished higher on Wednesday even as investors digested a mixed bag of corporate earnings news.
Europe close: Stocks end session mostly higher
European shares finished mostly higher on Tuesday as investors digested the latest slate of corporate earnings out of the US.
Europe close: Stocks push higher as US earnings season kicks into high gear
European shares finished higher on Friday as strong US corporate earnings overnight helped to drive sentiment.
Europe close: Stocks jump with miners leading the way higher
European stocks extended their gains on Thursday as miners led the way and investors put aside worries over inflationary pressures and supply-chain issues.
Europe close: Stocks end mixed
European stocks finished on a mixed note on Monday as investors fretted about persistent inflationary pressures even as rising commodity prices lifted mining and energy shares.
Europe close: Stocks rally as gas prices ease, amid US debt ceiling truce
European stocks staged a sharp rebound from the previous session's heavy losses as concerns around gas prices and the US debt ceiling gave some respite to investors.
Europe close: Stocks buck early losses to finish higher, banks gain
European stocks bucked overnight losses on Wall Street and Asia to rally on Tuesday, helped by better-than-expected readings for key surveys on services activity on both sides of the Pond.
Europe close: Oil price jump cuts early stock market rally short
European stocks finished lower on Monday after as a surprise decision by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies to raise their crude oil output cut a morning rally short.
Europe close: Stocks mostly lower at the end of the week
European stocks finished the week on a down note as persistent worries about an economic slowdown and rising inflation rattled investors.