Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Stocks fail to rise at year's end
European shares were lower on the final trading day of a brutal 2022 that saw equities battered by post-pandemic inflation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Europe close: Stocks bounce back on slight softness in US jobless claims numbers
European shares rebounded following the release of slightly soft weekly jobless claims data in the States.
Europe close: Stocks mostly lower, China reopening in focus
European shares were mostly lower in muted trade as Italian authorities said they would begin testing all arriving passengers from China as that country's authorities barreled forward with plans to reopen the economy.
Europe close: Stocks slip as interest rate worries nag
European shares' pre-Christmas rally sputtered on Thursday, as some investors remained wary of central banks' next moves.
Europe close: Stocks rebound helped by better-than-expected data
European stocks extended gains on Wednesday bolstered by a better-than-expected reading on US consumer confidence.
Europe close: Stocks end mixed after BoJ surprise
European shares trimmed morning losses but finished on a mixed note on Tuesday after falls in Asian markets overnight as the Bank of Japan shocked markets and held its benchmark interest rates steady but said it was widening its government bond yield target range.
Europe close: Stocks edge higher helped by economic data
European shares were higher at the start of the week before Christmas as Argentina celebrated a famous football World Cup win and Twitter investors waited to see if boss Elon Musk would step down as CEO after a poll of followers came down in favour of the move.
Europe close: Stocks end week on a down note, despite upbeat economic data
European shares ended the last full trading week of 2022 on a down note as the prospect of continuing rate rises to stymie inflation fuelled fears of slowdown and recession.
Europe close: Stocks drop as ECB sounds hawkish note
European stock markets finished sharply lower on Thursday as interest rates were lifted in Switzerland, Norway, the UK and in the euro area even as investors were digesting hawkish comments overnight out of the US Federal Reserve.
Europe close: Stocks mixed ahead of Fed announcement
European stocks drifted lower for the most part on Wednesday as investor attention turned to the US Federal Reserve interest rate announcement later in the day.
Europe close: Stocks rally on softer-than-expected US CPI report
European shares rallied as investors cheered another softer-than-expected reports on US consumer prices, while German inflation decelerated from a 70-year high.
Europe close: Stocks drift lower ahead of US CPI, central bank meetings
European shares were mostly lower on Monday after falls on Wall Street on Friday and weak Asian markets overnight ahead of a data dump, including US consumer price figures due out the next day.
Europe close: Stocks stronger ahead of big central bank decisions
European markets managed to stay above the waterline by the close on Friday, as investors digested US inflation data, and looked towards interest rate decisions from the US and UK next week.
Europe close: Stocks mostly red but airlines fly higher
European shares were still mostly in the red at the end of trading on Thursday, as worries over a looming recession dampened sentiment.
Europe close: Stocks fall on China data, pharma giants jump
European stocks were still in the red by the end of Wednesday, as even China’s easing of some Covid curbs failed to lift gloom over a probable continuation of interest rate hikes amid weak growth in the eurozone.
Europe close: Stocks weaker on renewed interest rate fears
European shares were below the waterline at the close on Tuesday, after strong services data in the US suggested policymakers might need to remain aggressive with interest rates for longer than hoped.
Europe close: Stocks falter after deluge of eurozone data
European shares were still below the waterline by Monday evening, after eurozone retail sales and business survey data showed the regional economy was headed for a recession.
Europe close: Strong US jobs and wage data trips up bulls
European markets finished on a slightly mixed note, tripped up by the release of a stronger-than-expected November US jobs report, especially as regards wage growth.
Europe close: Stocks start December off on front foot
European stocks made a bright start to trade in December as investors responded to what some analysts said was US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's decision not to push back on the recent easing in financial conditions and digested a swathe of economic data.