European stocks rise as earnings impress
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European equity markets were higher on Thursday, buoyed by strong results from France Telecom  (NYSE:FTE)and Swiss engineering group ABB (NYSE:ABB) and prospects for restructuring at Italian insurer Generali.
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Utilities and technology stocks drove European equity markets higher on Thursday, as cash returns helped lift the appeal of both sectors.
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European stock markets edged ahead in early deals, recovering some of the previous day's losses as strong company results on both sides of the Atlantic helped boost sentiment.
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European stocks staged a rebound on Thursday as investors shrugged off another subprime shock from the US, while engineering groups welcomed strong quarterly numbers from Alstom.
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European stock markets have climbed as investors drew comfort from falling crude oil prices, and after an overnight bounce on Wall Street.
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European stock markets have risen after they were supported by the commodity and airline sectors, a day after surging in response to healthy US growth data.
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European stock markets climbed in early trading on a pre-Thanksgiving holiday rally by Wall Street.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as  positive company earnings helped extend the previous session's  rally and the three major indexes tried to post two consecutive  days of gains for only the second time this year.
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European stock markets have risen when a well-received statement from Alcatel-Lucent helped offset a weak showing on Wall Street overnight.
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European stocks have soared as participants seized on positive earnings news, unchanged US interest rates and encouraging signs that the US economy was on track.
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Optimism about corporate earnings and  continued global economic strength drove European and Japanese  stocks higher on Monday, although oil prices near $50 a barrel  kept investors edgy.
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European stocks nudged higher on Wednesday thanks to strong perfomances from the banking sector, while retail stocks continued to outperform in the run up to Christmas.
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European equities swung higher on Tuesday after traders latched on to positive news from Germany and the US, giving battered cyclical stocks a lift.
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European stock markets climbed in early trading, shaking off a mixed showing on Wall Street overnight in the wake of surging oil prices.
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European stock markets mostly rose in early dealing this morning, buoyed by a strong overnight rally by Wall Street. US stocks rebounded, winning support from a sharp drop in crude oil prices and positive broker comments regarding the technology sector.
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European shares opened higher on  Thursday, encouraged by Wall Street's powerful performance  overnight on the back of a slump in oil prices, while Swiss  Life  rose after posting solid growth in premium income.
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European shares snapped higher on Wednesday after a two-day losing streak thanks to gains for the financials sector.