Market Report - Europe
Europe midday: Stocks drift lower as OECD flags risk of second Covid-19 wave
Stocks are holding slightly lower ahead of the US central bank's policy announcement scheduled for later in the day and after the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development issued a dire forecast for world growth in 2020.
Europe midday: Stocks drop on thin volumes after strong start to June
Stocks are moving sharply lower with no obvious catalyst in sight although a fair bit of market commentary on Tuesday was revolving around stockmarket valuations.
Europe midday: Stocks recover from early selling, banks and oil names lead
Stocks across the Continent are recovering for the most part from an early start lower, led by gains for banks and in the oil patch.
Europe midday: Stocks holding higher ahead of US jobs report
Stocks are bounding ahead at the end of the week even as investors await the result of the Organisation for Petroleum Exporting Countries' decision and that of its allies on whether to extend their output curbs.
Europe open: Oilers pace gains ahead of OPEC+ decision, US jobs report
Stocks are bounding ahead at the end of the week even as investors await the result of the Organisation for Petroleum Exporting Countries' decision and that of its allies on whether to extend their output curbs.
Europe midday: Stocks pare losses after ECB surprises on bond purchases
Stocks came off their lows of the session after the European Central Bank surprised markets with a larger-than-expected increase in its bond buying programme against the pandemic, known as PEPP.
Europe open: Stocks dip ahead of ECB
Stocks were trading a tad lower as investors paused for breath and ahead of Thursday's monetary policy announcement from the European Central Bank.
Europe midday: Stocks extend rally despite grim economic data
Stocks across Europe are continuing to bound ahead amid optimism about the impact that the easing of lockdown measures across the Continent will have.
Europe midday: Dax at three-month highs on talk of stimulus, 'downgrading' travel restrictions
German stocks pushed up against three-month highs, bolstered by reports that a second government spending package was in the works in the country and optimism around the gradual lifting of lockdowns more generally.
Europe open: Stocks advance as lockdowns ease, Merkel mulls fiscal stimulus
Optimism around the gradual lifting of lockdowns across the northern hemisphere were feeding market gains on Tuesday, despite ongoing US-China trade tensions and the civil strife in the State.
Europe midday: Stocks higher despite Beijing's decision to stop some agricultural purchases
Stocks in Europe are holding higher despite Beijing's decision to halt purchases of some US agricultural imports pending the details of Washington's response to China's decision to move forward with a security bill for Hong Kong that observers say are in breach of its treaty obligations.