Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Stocks end mixed despite better-than-expected economic data
European shares ended Tuesday on a mixed note despite strong gains in Asian markets on hopes that China may respond to protests over its strict Covid policies and relax curbs on the population.
Europe close: Stocks end lower as China news weighs on sentiment
European stocks were in the red on Monday after rare protests in China against the country strict anti-Covid measures sparked worries among investors over growth prospects for the world's second-largest economy.
Europe close: Stocks extend gains on thin trading volumes
European shares extended their recent gains on Thursday as a closely followed business survey in Germany gave cause for optimism that the looming recession may be shorter than feared.
Europe close: Stocks little changed ahead of Fed Minutes
European shares edged ahead on Wednesday as flash PMIs from the eurozone came in higher than expected.
Europe close: Indices push higher on the back of gains for oil and gas shares
European shares rallied further on Tuesday on the back of energy stocks as Saudi Arabia dismissed a report that it was planning a rise in oil output.
Europe close: Stocks end session on a mixed note amid drag from Asia
European markets struggled for direction on Monday as investors digested China's first Covid-19 deaths in six months, ending the session slightly lower for the most part.
Europe close: Stocks end week on a positive note
European shares extended gains on Friday with miners leading the way, as investors went bargain hunting after two days of losses.
Europe close: Stocks ease back
European stocks slipped further on Wednesday despite the release of stronger-than-expected monthly retail sales figures in the US.
Europe close: US inflation data buoys stocks
European stocks edged up as another better-than-expected reading on US inflation offset weak readings on a barrage of Chinese economic data released overnight.
Europe close: Stocks begin week on a positive note
European shares began the week on the front foot, following a positive session in Asia, which rallied on news China was lifting some Covid restrictions.
Europe close: Stocks end week on a positive note
European shares were higher on Friday, boosted by news that China was easing Covid restrictions.
Europe close: Stocks jump after benign US inflation data
European shares swung into positive territory during the final hours of trading on Thursday as a softer-than-expected reading on US consumer prices left investors stunned, while in the US stocks rallied hard.
Europe close: Stocks end mixed as US midterms, China data weigh
European shares finished on a mixed note on Wednesday as a predicted Republican 'red wave' in the US midterm elections predicted by polls apparently failed to materialise, weighing on risk appetite.
Europe close: Stocks rise ahead of US midterm elections
European shares swung into the black on Tuesday as attention turned towards the crucial US mid-term elections which could see the right-wing Republican Party take control of the House of Representatives, while UK house builders fell on the back of a gloomy outlook from Persimmon.
Europe close: Stocks mostly higher at the start of the week
European shares extended gains on Monday with shares in IWG gaining on a potential bidding war for its digital arm.
Europe close: Stocks jump on reports of China easing some Covid-19 curbs
European shares surged on reports that China was set to ease some of its tough Covid curbs and despite weak eurozone survey data.
Europe close: Stocks slip after Fed and BoE rate hikes
European equities were modestly lower on Thursday as investors digested the US Federal Reserve’s suggestion overnight that rates could continue to rise for longer and the Bank of England piled more misery on UK mortgage holders with a 75 basis-point increase.
Europe close: Stocks slip ahead of US Fed rate meeting
European equities finished lower on Wednesday after survey data showed eurozone manufacturing slipped into recession at the start of the fourth quarter and investors waited on the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting.
Europe close: Commodity issues pace gains
European shares moved higher on Tuesday driven by rumours - thus far unconfirmed - that China might be laying the ground work to ease Covid-19 restrictions and gushing oil profits at BP and Saudi giant Aramco.