Market Report - Europe
Europe midday: Stoxx up on US-China talk hopes, German property shares
European equity markets were higher at lunchtime on Friday amid continued investor optimism for a potential resumption of US-China trade talks, while a surge in German property stocks buoyed sentiment.
Europe open: Shares up on continued optimism over US/China talks
European equity markets began Friday in the green as continued optimism over a potential resumption of US-China trade talks and a surge in German property stocks buoyed sentiment.
Europe midday: Markets rise as China calms trade war fears
Continental markets were up at midday on Thursday after comments from China's Commerce Ministry raised optimism for a calm resolution to the US-China trade war.
Europe open: Markets climb as Chinese calls for 'calm' encourage optimism
Continental markets were up on Thursday morning after comments from China's Commerce Ministry stoked optimism that a trade war with the US may not be allowed to escalate further.
Europe midday: Markets down as recession warnings spook investors
European markets were still lower in midday trade on Wednesday as recessionary fears sent stocks into the red.
Europe Open: Markets down as investors fear recession, pound slides
European shares fell in early Wednesday trade on concerns that some of the world's largest economies could be about to slip into recession.
Europe midday: Stocks rise in cautious trading, US-China trade in focus
Stocks on the Continent were edging higher on Tuesday as traders tread cautiously in the wake of contradictory reports regarding recent US-China trade contacts and the state of the ongoing negotiations in Rome to try and forge a new coalition government.
Europe midday: Stocks give back small gains after Beijing announces counter tariffs
Stocks across the Continent were trading on a mixed note heading into the weekend, knocked lower by China's announcement of retaliatory trade tariffs against the US even as investors waited on a key speech from the head of the US central bank.
Europe midday: Stocks slip ahead of key Fed speech
Stocks on the Continent failed to track the gains seen overnight on Wall Street despite stronger than expected readings for factory and services sector activity in the single currency bloc after China's Commerce Ministry warned the country would retaliate against any new US tariffs.
Europe midday: Stocks jump on hopes for breakthrough in Italian coalition talks
Stocks across the Continent were bouncing back on Wednesday amid reports of possible progress on crafting a new government coalition in Italy which would avoid having to call fresh elections.
Europe midday: Stocks little changed as investors pause for breath
Stocks on the Continent were continuing to move sideways come midday as optimism over prospects for further policy easing was offset by ongoing worries around the US-China trade war.
Europe open: Stocks little changed amid investor caution
Stocks on the Continent were little changed on Tuesday morning with optimism over prospects for further policy easing offset by ongoing worries around the US-China trade war.
Europe midday: Stocks rise on improved US-trade headlines
Positive headlines around the US-China trade talks helped to lift investor sentiment at the start of the week, offsetting a warning from the German central bank, the Bundesbank, that the Eurozone's largest economy might be set to slip into a recession, but analysts remained cautious.
Europe midday: Stocks find their footing amid speculation of big ECB in the works
Stocks on the Continent are rising amid speculation that the European Central Bank might be preparing large monetary stimulus package.
Europe midday: Stocks take hit after China signals retaliation
Europe's main stockmarket gauges are heading lower after Beijing said that it would retaliate for the latest round of US trade tariffs.
Europe midday: Investors continue to shift out of stocks after weak data
Stocks across Europe were deeper in the red come midday, failing to follow-through on the previous session's rally after the release of data confirming that Germany's economy shrank in the second quarter and showing much weaker than forecast activity in China, including industrial output at a 17-year low.
Europe open: Stocks fall back amid weak economic data in Germany and China
Stocks across Europe failed to follow-through on the previous session's rally following the release of data confirming that Germany's economy shrank in the second quarter and much weaker than forecast activity in China, including industrial output at a 17-year low.
Europe midday: Stocks extend drops amid growth fears and tensions in Hong Kong
Stocks across the Continent were under selling pressure again on Tuesday, amid continued worries of weaker global growth and after flights out of Hong Kong were suspended for a second day, stoking concerns that a crackdown on protesters in the city might be nearer.
Europe midday: Stocks dip amid geopolitical tensions
Geopolitics remained in focus at the start of the week amid reports that protests in Hong Kong were becoming increasingly violent which might become another flash point in the relations with China.
Europe open: Stocks dip on Hong Kong tensions
Geopolitics was in focus at the start of the week amid reports that protests in Hong Kong were becoming increasingly violent which might become another flash point in the relations with China.