Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Stocks gain at month's end ahead of ECB and BoE rate decisions
Most European equity benchmarks finished the last trading session of January higher as investors eyed key central bank meetings in the euro area and UK this week and continuing geopolitical tensions.
Europe close: Stocks retreat after weak German GDP print, Ukraine tensions
European shares finished lower on Friday following news that Germany's economy contracted by more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2021 and amid continued geopolitical tensions over Ukraine.
Europe close: Stocks extend gains, travel issues lead
European shares extended their gains, as the rally from Monday's sell-off continued on Wednesday, as investors waited on news from the US Federal Reserve's two-day meeting later in the day.
Europe close: Major stocks indices put in small bounce
European shares put in a slight bounce on the back of a big bounce on Wall Street overnight from its session lows despite the still extremely heightened tensions over Ukraine.
Europe close: Stocks sell off amid geopolitical tensions, Fed rate hike fears
European shares were walloped at the start of the week amid rising tensions on the border between Russia and Ukraine, even as investors were aleady fretting about the pace of potential interest rate hikes in the US.
Europe close: Major indices end week with big declines
European stocks were again registering sharp losses on Friday as stocks in the US and Asia fell back overnight triggered by rate rise fears and as poor corporate results dampened sentiment.
Europe close: Stocks end higher amid bounce on Wall Street and after China rate cuts
European stocks finished higher on Thursday lifted by a bounce on Wall Street even as investors fretted about inflationary pressures.
Europe close: Stocks edge higher on the back of latest corporate updates
European shares finished in the green on Wednesday as upbeat corporate updates outweighed worries over interest rate rises.
Europe close: Stocks slip as selling on Wall Street continues
European shares finished lower with rising government bond yields on the other side of the Atlantic kept equities under pressure as traders punted on an early rise in US interest rates.
Europe close: Stocks moderately higher on hopes inflation may be peaking
European shares extended their recent gains on Wednesday on the back of weaker than expected inflation readings in China, Germany and the US.
Europe close: Fed minutes knock stocks lower
European were knocked sharply lower on Thursday after hawkish comments in US Federal Reserve meeting minutes hit US shares overnight.
Europe close: Indices mostly higher with cyclicals in the lead
European shares extended gains on Wednesday despite economic growth in the eurozone easing to a nine-month low in December as Covid-19 took its toll.
Europe close: Travel and banking names pace gains, Technology unloved
Travel and Leisure and banking stocks paced the advance in European equity markets on Tuesday, as investors punted on hopes that further curbs may not be needed to deal with the Omicron Covid variant.