European stocks flat as financials weigh
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Bid activity in the steel sector led industrial metals groups higher, but European equity markets remained largely flat on Wednesday as losses for financial stocks weighed.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Thursday,   with investors hesitant to make big bets on equities before   Friday's jobs report and as retailers posted mixed sales.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday  after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the economy  had recovered from its soft patch and a number of companies  warned about their earnings.
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European equity markets turned flat by mid morning on Friday, as support from resource stocks was undermined by profit taking in the financial sectors.
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European equity markets turned lower by mid-afternoon on Monday, subdued by early weakness on Wall Street.
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Shares on Wall Street looked set for a flat start on Wednesday after rising solidly in the previous session on a bullish economic report and ahead of key data later in the week.
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European stocks have steadied after sharp losses on Wall Street overnight, while utilities failed to spark even as Scottish Power accepted a multi-billion-dollar takeover bid by Spanish peer Iberdrola.
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European stocks edged higher on Thursday with telecoms groups topping the league, but with the closure of US and Tokyo markets for public holidays, trade was thin and lacked direction.
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European stocks were drifting Monday in thin volume as the steady rise in crude oil futures to top $55 a barrel overnight weighed on sentiment.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets mainly fell on Tuesday in subdued trade as investors awaited Wall Street&#39;s reopening after a three-day holiday weekend in the United States.
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European equity markets made a muted start to trading on Tuesday, struggling for direction after a flat finish overnight on Wall Street and a mixed performance in Asia.
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U.S. stocks were largely flat on  Friday after data that boosted optimism about corporate profits  and consumer spending offset declines in Texas Instruments   following a downgrade of the stock.
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European stock markets were expected to open little changed on Tuesday after a lacklustre session overnight on Wall Street and ahead of results from media giant Vivendi Universal.
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European equity markets were expected to open little changed on Thursday after rallying in the previous session in anticipation of the decision to hold US interest unchanged by the Federal Reserve. Strong results from Pernod Ricard provided some early cheer for investors on Thursday while merger activity and bid speculation in the pharmaceuticals sector was expected to lift sentiment.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday as renewed worries about the outlook for interest rates erased early gains notched up on news of strong retail sales and a flurry of takeover activity.
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European equities were flat in early trade on Friday as losses for telecoms stocks offset gains for banks in cautious trade ahead of US jobs data later in the session.
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European shares opened steady on Tuesday  after the main U.S. fourth quarter earnings season got off to a  lackluster start overnight and chipmaker STMicroelectronics  fell after warning on margins.