Market Report - Europe
Europe midday: Stocks off lows despite diplomatic stand-off over HK
Stocks were still trading on their back foot come midday, but had come off their worst levels, as financial markets girded themselves for a White House press conference scheduled for later in the evening.
Europe open: Stocks slip ahead of White House press conference
Stocks were trading on the back foot at the end of the week as financial markets girded themselves for a press conference, scheduled for later in the evening.
Europe open: Stocks slip ahead of Washington's response to Chinese moves in HK
Stocks were trading on the back foot at the end of the week as financial markets girded themselves for a press conference, scheduled for later in the evening, with the US President.
Europe midday: Investors continue to look past geopolitical tensions for now
Stocks in Europe were extending their recent gains early on Thursday afternoon despite rising geopolitical and diplomatic tensions with Beijing.
Europe midday: Stocks gain after Brussels ramps up stimulus
Auto manufacturers and lenders' shares were higher in early afternoon trading after Brussels unveiled its proposal for "revamped long-term EU budget" worth €1. 85trn.
Europe open: Auto makers and travel names pace early gains
Investors were pushing shares of auto manufacturers to the fore on Wednesday amid optimism regarding governments' plans to reopen economies and ease restrictions on travel across the Continent.
Europe midday: Stocks gain as governments move to ease travel restrictions
Stocks in Europe are near their best levels of the session amid a rally in travel stocks following news of plans to ease travel restrictions across the Continent.
Europe open: Travel stocks jump as restrictions on sector ease
Stocks in Europe are extending gains from the previous session as travel stocks rally amid news of easing travel restrictions across the Continent.
Europe midday: Shares recover from early selling
Stocks in Europe have managed to turn around even after the Chinese government apparently upped the ante on the geopolitical front by announcing it would impose national security laws, bypassing the city's legislature and therefore potentially in effect reneging on promises to respect its one state, two-systems policy.
Europe open: Stocks dip on geopolitical concerns
Stocks in Europe are under slight selling pressure after the Chinese government apparently upped the ante on the geopolitical front by announcing it would impose national security laws, bypassing the city's legislature and therefore potentially in effect reneging on promises to respect its one state, two-systems policy.
Europe midday: Stocks dip despite better-than-expected PMIs
Stocks in Europe are mired in the red despite gains on Wall Street overnight and a slight beat versus consensus on two key surveys for activity in the single currency bloc.
Europe open: Stocks dip amid as buyers wait on economic data
Stocks in Europe are trading modestly lower, despite a renewed push higher on Wall Street overnight, as investors waited on a wave of economic data scheduled for later in the session in the US.
Europe midday: Stocks mixed as investors eye Covid news, progress on US stimulus
Markets across Europe were trading in mixed fashion come midday on Wednesday despite the previous day's selling on Wall Street triggered by researchers from two prominent US universities who criticised the limited amount of data published on a trial of one of the most promising vaccine candidates against Covid-19.
Europe midday: Stocks dip amid profit taking, selling stronger in euro area periphery
Stocks remained modestly in the red come midday on Tuesday as the latest economic data laid bare the task that lay ahead for governments to get their economies back on track.
Europe open: Stocks dip as investors mull EU reconstruction fund
Early gains for stocks have given way to modest selling across the Continent as investors monitor the news-flow around a proposed €500bn reconstruction fund for the euro area.
Europe midday: Rally picks up pace, basic resources and autos pace gains
The rally in stocks has picked up pace as Germany and France moved to organise a Europe-wide response to the pandemic and the head of the US Central bank sounded a warily confident note on the outlook.
Europe open: Stocks rally as Merkel and Macron prepare EU-wide initiative
Stocks rallied at the start of the week as Germany and France moved to organise a Europe-wide response to the pandemic and the head of the US Central bank sounded a warily confident note on the outlook.
Europe midday: Stocks edge higher despite poor data, geopolitical tensions
Stocks are trading slightly at the end of a bruising week with selling in shares abating despite another raft of poor-to-mixed economic data around the globe and ongoing tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Europe midday: Stocks drop as investors' concerns of Covid-19 impact grow
Stocks are deep in the red come midday amid media coverage of warnings from multiple hedge fund bosses over preceding days who said that stocks around the world were overextended and ripe for a correction.
Europe mdiday: Stocks slip despite moves to reopen borders
Stocks are moving lower across the Continent even as governments continue to make strides in reopening their economies.