Market Report - Europe
Europe open: Shares up on US approval of Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine
European shares opened on Tuesday in brighter mood following a strong performance in the US as regulators granted the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine full approval.
Europe midday: Shares rally on strong PMIs, Sainsbury's bid talk
European stocks on extended gains at midday after last week's falls, with UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's surging on takeover speculation.
Europe open: Shares rally as Sainsbury's takeover talk stirs investors
European stocks rallied on Monday after last week's falls, with UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's surging on takeover speculation.
Europe open: Shares flat as Kabul bombings, Fed hawks deter investors
European stocks were flat on Friday morning despite weaker US and Asia markets after the Kabul suicide bombings.
Europe open: Shares hit fresh highs despite Covid Delta worries
European shares hit new record highs on Wednesday after strong overnight sessions in the US and Asia despite the rising number of Covid Delta variant cases in the latter.
Europe midday: Meggitt deal drives market as investors digest PMIs
European hovered just below record highs at midday on Monday following as Asian shares rebounded overnight and UK engineer Meggitt soared on a £6. 3bn US buyout.
Europe midday: Stoxx sets new records as earnings reports please investors
European shares stayed in record territory at midday on Tuesday, boosted by another raft of strong corporate earnings and return of dividend payouts from the likes of BP.
HSBC in talks to buy L&T mutual fund arm - report
HSBC is in advanced and exclusive talks with L&T Finance Holdings to buy its the Indian firm’s mutual fund arm, according to reports on Tuesday.
Europe midday: Shares slip into the red as euro zone inflation rises
European stocks slipped into the red at midday on Tuesday as investors digested euro zone data showing inflation hit its highest level for a decade.
Europe open: Shares make cautious start after China data
European stocks opened higher on Tuesday as investors digested data from China showing factory activity grew at a slower pace in August.
Europe midday: Shares still muted ahead of Fed speech
European stocks were still flat at midday on Friday despite weaker US and Asia markets after the Kabul suicide bombings.
Europe open: Shares weaker ahead of US Fed meeting
European shares retreated swiftly at the opening on Thursday, as investors taking a cautious stance ahead of a key two-day meeting of US Federal Reserve policymakers.
Europe midday: Shares weaker on sour German mood, Fed meeting nerves
European shares were still weaker at midday on Thursday, as investors taking a cautious stance ahead of a key two-day meeting of US Federal Reserve policymakers and a German consumer survey showed sentiment weakening.
Europe midday: Shares muted as German Ifo data disappoints investors
European markets were treading water at midday on Wednesday as investors digested weak German business sentiment data and eyed a key meeting of US Federal Reserve officials on Thursday and Friday.
Europe open: Shares tread water ahead of Germany Ifo, Fed meeting
European markets made a subdued start on Wednesday as investors eyed a key meeting of US Federal Reserve officials on Thursday and Friday.
Europe midday: Shares lose direction after morning boost
European shares slipped into the red at midday following after an earlier boost on the back of a strong performance in the US as regulators granted the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine full approval.
Europe midday: Shares slip into red on taper fears, German data
European shares slid into the red by midday on Friday with investors still fretting over winding down of global monetary stimulus, a spike in Covid cases and.
Europe open: Shares flat as investors fret over tapering, Covid surge
European shares crept into positive territory at the opening on Friday with investors still fretting over winding down of global monetary stimulus and a rising number of Covid cases.
Europe midday: Slide continues on tapering fears
European shares continued to slump on Thursday as fears of a sooner-than-expected tapering in global monetary policy and a sharp fall in commodity prices dampened investor sentiment.
Europe open: Shares slump on tapering fears, commodity prices
European shares slumped at the opening on Thursday as fears of a sooner-than-expected tapering in global monetary policy and a sharp fall in commodity prices dampened investor sentiment.