Market Report - Europe
Europe midday: Stocks little changed amid latest coronavirus updates
Stocks in Europe had steadied come midday following a mixed start to the session as investors tried to understand what the spike in confirmed coronavirus cases the day before, due to a change in methodology by Chinese officials, really meant.
Europe open: Stocks dip as investors mull conflicting views on coronavirus
Stocks in Europe were trading a tad lower following a mixed start to the session as investors tried to understand what the spike in confirmed coronavirus cases the day before, due to a change in methodology by Chinese officials, really meant.
Europe midday: Stocks off lows, Commerzbank and NN Group pace gains
Stocks remained in the red come midday after Chinese authorities revised their methodology for reporting coronavirus cases, leading to a sharp upward revision, but had come off their lows.
Europe open: Stocks hit as China revises coronavirus cases higher
Stocks took a hit on Thursday after Chinese authorities revised their methodology for reporting coronavirus cases, leading to a sharp upward revision.
Europe midday: Stocks extend gains amid coronavirus hopes
Stocks on the Continent were extending their recent gains on Wednesday, after a top Chinese researcher predicted that the new coronavirus would soon peak.
Europe open: Coronavirus hopes offset 'terrible' industrial production data
Stocks were trading higher again in the middle of the week, boosted by hopeful projections of when the new China coronavirus might peak, offset by a grim reading on the euro area's industrial sector at the turn of the year.
Europe midday: Stocks jump on hope coronavirus will prove short-lived
Stocks on the Continent were continuing to push higher after the World Health Organisation's latest update on the China coronavirus showed a continued slowdown in the rate of new cases.
Europe open: Stocks jump on latest WHO situation update
Stocks on the Continent are putting in fresh gains, building on the advance seen overnight on Wall Street on the back of the World Health Organisation's latest update on the China coronavirus.
Europe midday: Irish stocks pace losses after general election
Stocks across the Continent remained a tad lower with Irish and German stocks in focus amid the latest and unexpected political headlines in each country.
Europe open: Stocks drift lower amid coronavirus concerns
Stocks across the Continent have started the week lower, weighed down by the news of the continued rise in the number of cases of the new Chinese coronavirus.
Europe midday: Stocks undermined as German industry stalls amid talk of 'recession'
Stocks on the Continent were trading slightly lower as traders waited on the all-important monthly non-farm US payrolls figures later in the day and digested the biggest drop in German industrial production since the global financial crisis, triggering renewed talk of a possible recession.
Europe open: Stocks dip as traders count cost of coronavirus disruptions, data disappoints
Stocks on the Continent were trading slightly lower as traders waited on the all-important monthly non-farm US payrolls figures later in the day.
Europe midday: Deutsche Bank and Unicredit pace gains
Stocks on the Continent were modestly higher on Thursday as investors looked out to Friday's monthly US jobs report and digested what one analyst in the City termed an "unequivocally grim" report on German factory orders.
Europe open: Stocks extend gains despite grim German factory data
Stocks on the Continent were modestly higher on Thursday as investors looked out to Friday's monthly US jobs report and digested what one analyst in the City termed an "unequivocally grim" report on German factory orders.
Europe midday: Stocks jump amid hopes for Coronavirus treatment
Stocks across the Continent were climbing sharply thanks to reports that researchers were making progress on developing various potential treatments for the new China coronavirus.
Europe open: Reports of progress in coronavirus treatments boost share prices
Stocks across the Continent have recovered from an early stumble on the back of reports that researchers were making progress on developing various potential treatments for the new China coronavirus.
Europe midday: Stocks shrug off coronavirus worries and rally
Stocks on the Continent were adding to early gains climbing despite the still increasing number of confirmed coronavirus cases.
Europe open: Stocks higher despite mounting costs from virus
Stocks on the Continent were edging up again, tracking gains on Wall Street and in Asian trading overnight, despite the still increasing number of confirmed coronavirus cases.
Europe midday: Stocks hold their ground on hopes of slower virus spread
Stocks on the Continent were edging higher at the start of the week as the rate of growth in the number of new coronavirus infections worldwide fell.
Europe open: Stocks edge higher as rate of increase in new coronavirus cases falls
Stocks on the Continent were edghing higher at the start of the week, with investors overcoming a sell-off in Chinese stocks, perhaps as the rate of growth in the number of new coronavirus infections worldwide fell.