Market Report - Europe
Europe close: Stocks eke out slight gains at quarter's end
Stocks across the Continent managed to eke out some additional gains at the end of the first quarter, helped by reports of possible further fiscal relief in the States.
Europe midday: Stocks reverse early gains as investors question rally
Stocks across the Continent had reversed course come midday as some investors continued to question the staying power of the recent stock market rally.
Europe open: Stocks rise at quarter's end helped by better news out of Italy and Spain
Stocks across the Continent are trading higher again at the end of what has been a disastrous first quarter, helped by figures pointing to a possible peak in sight for the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy and Spain.
Europe midday: Stocks trade on mixed note as Brent drops after lockdown extensions
Stocks on the Continent were trading on a mixed note at the start of the week, helped by news of slower rates of fatalities and infections in Italy and Spain and a positive start to the trading day on Wall Street.
Europe midday: Stocks retreat as investors ponder next moves in pandemic fight
Stocks on the Continent are sharply lower following a falling out between European Union leaders over whether to issue common debt in order to raise funds to see through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Europe open: Stocks fall back after rally as EU leaders debate coronavirus bonds
Stocks on the Continent are moving lower amid a falling out between European Union leaders over whether to issue common debt in order to raise funds to see through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Europe midday: Stocks slip despite bond rally as ECB loosens shackles on debt purchases
Stocks across the Continent are slightly lower as investors gird themselves for data due out later in the day that is expected to show a historic jump in US weekly jobless claims, although the number of new Covid-19 infections in Italy continued to fall.
Europe open: Stocks dip despite fresh ECB moves, US relief package
Stocks across the Continent have started the session lower as investors gird themselves for what was expected to be a historic jump in US weekly jobless claims data later in the day.
Europe midday: Stocks rise amid hopes tide has turned in Italy
Stocks on the Continent are trading mostly higher following a historic day of trading Stateside, amid some positive headlines on the coronavirus front and as regards government relief measures.
Europe midday: Insurers, oil and gas shares pace gains
Stocks are holding near their best levels of the session, helped by reports that US Senate leaders have agreed on a spending plan and that Germany might ramp-up its own stimulus.
Europe open: Stocks bounce on stimulus hopes, oil and gas shares jump
Stocks are putting in a decent bounce across the Continent, buoyed by reports of further fiscal stimulus in the pipeline.
Europe midday: Stocks pare losses as Fed moves to 'QE Infinity'
Shares have pared earlier sharp losses after a shift by the US central bank to open-ended quantitative easing or what some analysts termed 'QE infinity'.
Europe open: Stocks drop amid deadlock on stimulus bill in US Senate
Shares have started the morning trading sharply lower after a vote overnight in the US Senate on an emergency stimulus plan failed to pass muster.
Europe midday: Stocks hold onto gains as ECB vows more help
Stocks across the Continent are holding onto moderate gains heading into the weekend after the head of the European Central Bank said policy-makers in Frankfurt stood ready to ramp up asset purchases further and amid reports that Germany was preparing a large fund to help see firms through the coronavirus crisis.
Europe open: Stocks rise as ECB and German authorities open door to further stimulus
Stocks across the Continent were moderately higher at the end of the week as the head of the European Central Bank said policy-makers stood ready to ramp up asset purchases further and amid reports that Germany was preparing a large fund to help see firms through the crisis.
Europe midday: Stocks mixed after ECB ramps up QE, more stimulus eyed
Stock markets on the Continent remained mixed following early gains on the back of the European Central Bank's unexpected announcement overnight of a massive €750bn asset purchase programme.
Europe open: Stocks mixed despite big rally for government bonds after ECB acts
Stock markets on the Continent have turned mixed following early gains on the back of the European Central Bank's unexpected announcement overnight of a massive €750bn asset purchase programme.
Europe midday: Stocks slightly off session lows as Italy COVID-19 caseload slows
Stocks across the Continent are again under heavy selling pressure, but have come slightly off their lows of the session, even as some observers fret that a proposed US stimulus package might fall short, while keeping an eye trained on longer-term government bond yields.
Europe open: Stocks again under pressure with Italian government bonds in focus
Stocks across the Continent are again under heavy selling pressure, tracking losses overnight on Wall Street with some observers fretting that a proposed US stimulus package might fall short, even as longer-term government bond yields moved higher across the board.
Europe midday: Stocks surrender early gains as investors digest stimulus news
Stocks across the Continent were trading slightly lower come midday, sliding back after an earlier sharp bounce that had seen them recoup most of the prior session's sharp losses.