European stocks mixed at open

Last Updated: Friday, March 6, 2015, 14:28

Europe`s stock markets diverged in opening deals on Friday, as investors cautiously awaited key US non-farm payrolls data.

Grexit, China growth fears weigh on European assets

Last Updated: Monday, February 9, 2015, 16:54

European stocks dipped and low-rated bond yields rose on Monday after dismal Chinese trade data and signs of increasingly fraught relations between Greece and its international creditors kept investors cautious.

European stocks open lower on Greek election result

Last Updated: Monday, January 26, 2015, 16:21

European stock markets slid in opening trade on Monday after an anti-austerity party won Greece`s elections, throwing its international bailout into doubt and sparking fears it could leave the eurozone.

ECB easing pushes European equities to 7-year high, euro sinks

Last Updated: Saturday, January 24, 2015, 10:13

European stocks hit seven-year highs on Friday, continuing a rally ignited by the European Central Bank`s plan for massive regional economic stimuli that also knocked the euro to 11-year lows.

European stocks drop; eyes on ECB after Swiss move

Last Updated: Friday, January 16, 2015, 14:21

London`s FTSE 100 index dropped 0.45 percent to 6,469.65 points compared with Thursday`s close.

European stocks slide on lower oil prices, Greece

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 23:28

European stock markets fell on Tuesday as traders reacted to further declines in oil prices and political turmoil in Greece which pushed the euro to a 29-month low.

European stocks set for biggest weekly gain of 2014

Last Updated: Friday, December 19, 2014, 18:59

The gains came amid relief that the Federal Reserve appears in no rush to withdraw stimulus from the US economy and as investors began to see the advantages of lower oil and fuel costs that should ultimately help global growth.

Oil prices, euro hit new lows; European stocks retreat

Last Updated: Monday, December 8, 2014, 18:32

Crude oil prices and the euro reached new depths on Monday as investors reacted to mixed economic data out of China, Japan and the United States, while European stocks dropped.

European stocks bounce back before US jobs data

Last Updated: Friday, December 5, 2014, 20:04

European stock markets rebounded on Friday following heavy losses the previous day, as investors closed out the trading week looking ahead to key US jobs data.

Emerging market currencies buckle after Fed cuts stimulus

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 19:15

Emerging markets faced intense pressure on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve cut its stimulus further, with currencies in India, South Africa and Turkey failing to rally despite interest rate rises.

European stocks climb despite Shell profit warning

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 23:06

Europe's main stock markets rose on Friday, with London making gains as strong retail sales data offset a profit warning from Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell.

European stocks rise despite poor US jobs data

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 23:30

European stocks rose after disappointing data showed that the United States added only 74,000 net jobs during December, and the euro climbed as investors saw the US figures as a sign stimulus tapering would be delayed.