Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Shares rally as US markets rebound after Tuesday rout
European stocks rallied to close higher on Wednesday as US markets rebounded in early trade from the previous session's rout amid worries over gas supplies as Russia turned off the taps to Poland and Bulgaria.
Europe close: Stocks fall on worries over possible escalation in Ukraine war
European shares surrendered early gains as Wall Street came under heavy selling again and the headlines out of Ukraine appeared to point to the risk of a more prolonged conflict.
Europe close: Stocks fall after hawkish remarks from Fed chief
The prospect of faster interest rate hikes in the US sparked heavy losses in European shares on Friday after more hawkish remarks from the head of the US Federal Reserve and worrisome headlines from the war in Ukraine.
Europe close: Risk asset extend rally
European shares were mostly higher on Thursday as a big earnings surprise out of US electric vehicle maker investors Tesla boosted risk appetite across the world.
Europe close: Stocks jump as inflation fears ease
European stocks extended gains on Wednesday as investors shrugged off gloomy IMF growth forecasts and the continuing war in Ukraine.
Europe close: Stocks end lower after Russia restarts invasion
European shares ended below the waterline on Tuesday, as Russia started its assault on eastern Ukraine and amid louder calls for the continent to cut its imports of Russian natural gas.
Europe close: Dovish ECB gives stocks a fillip
European stocks finished the week mostly on an up note as the European Central Bank stuck to a more 'dovish' policy bias than some observers had been expecting.
Europe close: Stocks edge higher despite worse than expected inflation data in US and UK
European shares edged higher for the most part despite worse than expected readings on inflation in the US and UK as some economists held out the possibility that the worst might now be over on the other side of the Pond.
Europe close: Stocks finish off worst levels after better-than-expected US inflation data
European shares pared early-session losses on Tuesday after sharp selling overnight in the US and Asia on fears of rising inflation, thanks to a slightly better-than-expected reading on core US consumer prices.
Europe close: Stocks end lower, China and Ukraine in focus
European shares finished lower on Monday on the back of weaker Asian markets as Chinese bond yields fell below their US counterpart for the first time in a decade amid rising numbers of Covid-19 cases in China.
Europe close: Gains stick ahead of Easter holiday
European shares held gains on Friday at the end of a volatile week dominated by the war in Ukraine.
Europe close: Stocks slip amid hawkish comments out of Fed and ECB
European shares surrendered early gains following hawkish comments from the US Federal Reserve overnight and out of the European Central Bank come Thursday.
Europe close: Stocks slide on prospect for faster policy tightening by central banks
European stocks slid as investors fretted about the impact of further sanctions on Russia after allegations of civilian killings by its troops in Ukraine and hawkish comments overnight from US Federal Reserve officials.
Europe close: Stocks end mostly lower as Brussels weighs new sanctions on Russia
European shares finished mostly lower after the European Union unveiled a new sanctions package against Moscow, including a ban on Russian trucks and ships entering the bloc, after evidence emerged of war crimes in Ukraine.
Europe close: Major indices carve out moderate gains
European shares made further moderate gains on Monday with little corporate news to drive the market and investors monitoring the possibility of new sanctions after Ukraine accused Russian forces of war crimes.
Europe close: Shares shrug off US jobs, EZ inflation data
European shares shrugged off weaker-than-expected US jobs and eurozone inflation data and threats to gas supplies from Russia to close out the week in positive mood.