Market Report - Europe
Europe open: Shares edge ahead after US rate rise, eyes on BoE
European shares edged ahead at the opening as peace talks between Ukraine and Russia appeared to be making progress, the US raised interest rates and investors waited on Britain to make a similar decision on Thursday.
Europe midday: Shares power ahead on Ukraine peace hopes, China stimulus
European stocks continued their surge at midday on Wednesday, driven by hopes that peace talks to end the Ukraine war were making positive progress as investors also eyed a meeting of the US Federal Reserve for an interest rate rise.
Europe open: Shares rally on China stimulus, Ukraine talks as investors eye Fed
European shares rallied at the open on Wednesday, driven by hopes that peace talks to end the Ukraine war were making positive progress as investors also eyed a meeting of the US Federal Reserve for an interest rate rise.
Europe midday: Stocks slip as investors wait on Ukraine talks
European shares were lower on Tuesday as talks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators continued and Chinese Covid cases climbed.
Europe open: Shares slump as shells hit Kyiv, China Covid cases rise
European shares fell sharply at the open on Tuesday as Russian shells fell on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and Chinese Covid cases continued to rise.
Europe midday: Shares extend gains as investors hope for Ukraine talks breakthrough
European shares extended gains at midday on Monday on hopes that talks to end the war in Ukraine would make progress, despite repeated Russian shelling of several cities in the besieged country.
Europe open: Shares up on Ukraine-Russia talk hopes
European shares started the week higher on hopes that talks to end the war in Ukraine would make progress, despite repeated Russian shelling of several cities in the besieged country.
Europe midday: Shares rally as Pearson surges on possible Apollo bid
European shares surged ahead after a lacklustre open, shrugging off European Central Bank plans to withdraw stimulus this summer as investors focused on a potential bid for UK educational publisher Pearson.
Europe open: Shares edge lower after ECB hawkish stance
European shares edged lower at the open on Friday, compounding a sharp fall in the previous session after the European Central Bank said it would withdraw stimulus this summer.
Europe midday: Stocks extend losses as war talks stall, Polymetal plummets
European shares extended losses on Thursday as talks between Ukraine and Russia foreign ministers failed to make any progress and investors eyed a European Central Bank meeting later in the day.
Europe open: Stocks slip ahead of Ukraine war talks, ECB meeting
European shares were slightly lower at the open on Thursday after the previous session’s rally, as investors eyed the war in Ukraine and a European Central Bank meeting later in the day.
Europe midday: Shares rally on Ukraine peace talk hopes as Polymetal shines
European shares extended their rebounded rally on Wednesday on news that Turkey will host peace talks between Ukraine and its invader Russia, with gold miner Polymetal soaring by more than 40%.
Europe open: Shares rebound from sell-off despite US Russia oil ban
European shares rebounded strongly at the open on Wednesday, as investors went bargain hunting for companies battered by the recent sell-off in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Europe midday: Stocks in the green on limited ceasefire announcement but geopolitical uncertainty high
Stocks in Europe were still in positive territory come midday following reports that an agreement reached overnight between Russia and Ukraine on a limited ceasefire and human corridors to evacuate civilians from combat zones was holding.
Europe open: Stocks rebound despite Russia threat to gas supplies
European stocks rebounded sharply at the open on Tuesday, as investors shrugged off threats from Russia that it would cut gas supplies to the continent.
Europe midday: Shares pare losses but still off 2% on Russia oil ban fears
European stocks pared back heavy morning losses on Monday but were still down more than 2% as the possibility of a ban on Russian oil imports ban rattled investors.
Europe open: Stocks slump as West mulls Russian oil import ban
European stocks plunged at the open on Monday as the possibility of a ban on Russian oil imports ban spooked investors.
Europe midday: Shares plunge as Russia shells, grabs nuclear plant
European shares plunged on Friday after Russian troops seized a Ukrainian nuclear plant after shelling it and setting a building in the complex on fire.
Europe open: Stocks lower as Russia shells, captures Ukraine nuclear plant
European shares were on the slide again at the open on Friday after Russian troops seized a Ukrainian nuclear plant after shelling it and setting a building in the complex on fire.
Europe midday: Losses extended on oil price surge; Polymetal battered again
The mood on European share markets was no brighter at lunchtime on Thursday as losses were extended on a surging oil price in response to the growing impact of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.