Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Shares down as US jobless market cools again
European shares closed lower as the post-Christmas 'Santa rally' fizzled out on Thursday as the US jobs market cooled for the second straight week.
Europe close: Markets subdued ahead of Christmas break as stocks edge higher
European stock markets finished flat on Friday after a quiet day with volumes likely affected by upcoming public holidays and a shortened trading session in the UK.
Europe close: Shares lower despite US jobless data as UK numbers hit sentiment
European shares closed lower on Thursday, despite better-than-expected US jobless data, as UK government borrowing numbers and weak retail sales figures hit sentiment.
Europe close: Stoxx 600 edges higher, but London stocks outperform
European stock markets finished in a mixed fashion on Wednesday, with only mild gains for the Stoxx 600, though the FTSE 100 outperformed the rest of the continent after data showed a bigger-than-expected drop in inflation.
Europe close: Stoxx 600 near two-year high on rate-cut hopes
European stocks closed at their highest levels in nearly two years on Tuesday on the back of monetary easing hopes as economic data confirmed that eurozone inflation had fallen to its lowest in over two years.
Europe close: Stocks continue to retreat from recent highs
European markets mostly declined on Monday, with the exception of the FTSE 100, as investors continued to take profits after the recent rally took the Stoxx 600 to its highest in nearly two years.
Europe close: Stocks flat as rate-cut hopes dampened
European stock markets closed in a mixed fashion on Friday, with the Stoxx 600 index flat as central bankers poured cold water on hopes that interest rate cuts were on the horizon.
Europe close: Stocks end mostly higher as ECB and BoE stay put
European shares were mostly higher on Thursday, even as policymakers at the European Central Bank and Bank of England pushed back on rate cut expectations.
Europe close: Shares up after surprise rise in US payroll numbers
European shares closed higher on Friday after a higher-than-expected rise in US non-farm payroll numbers last month boosted hopes that downward pressure on wages would help quell inflation and the need for more rate rises.
Europe close: Stocks rise despite soft data
European shares were mostly higher on Tuesday even as investors digested eurozone business activity data and a cut in China's credit rating to 'negative' from 'stable' by Moody's.
Europe close: Stocks drift lower, end mixed
European stocks swung between gains and losses on Monday as investor risk appetite was scaled back with markets trading at their highest in four months.
Europe close: Stocks hit four-month high on improving data, rate-cut hopes
European stock markets have kicked off December with a bang, rising over 1% on the back of improving economic data and rising hopes that a European Central Bank (ECB) rate cut could be on the cards.