European stocks soar on takeover news
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European equity markets have taken off as investors seized on Ryanair's audacious takeover bid for Aer Lingus and following another record showing on Wall Street overnight.
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European stock markets rose in early deals, helped by some well-received company news, a late surge on Wall Street and positive broker comment, dealers said.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets mainly rose as investors seized on the latest developments in the multi-billion-euro takeover battle for control of Dutch lender ABN Amro, dealers said Monday.
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World stock markets ended higher Monday, as merger and acquisition talk bolstered shares in Europe and Japan.
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European equity markets jumped on Thursday after the region's financial stocks shook off news of a massive fraud at French bank Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale.
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European stock markets were rebounding, with big gains for French electricity group EDF, German airline Lufthansa and British caterer Compass.
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European stocks were higher on Wednesday, mirroring gains on Wall Street and in Asia, with further takeover activity in the Spanish utilities sector enlivening the session.
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Europe's year-end rally gathered momentum this week with bid speculation in the banking and retail sectors helping equities reach a fresh 5&frac12;-year high on Friday.
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European equity markets jumped on Thursday after Wall Street's sharp rally allowed the region's financial stocks to shake off news of a massive fraud at French bank Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale.
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European shares shrugged off a spike in  the euro to a fresh all-time high Wednesday, with telecoms  again leading the way higher after interim profits at Britain's  mm02 beat expectations.
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European shares surged to new 5-1/2 year highs early on Wednesday as an overnight surge in oil prices lifted heavily-weighted energy shares, helping offset fears of an earnings slowdown at Credit Agricole .
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Mergers &amp; acquisitions activity drove European stock markets to their highest level in more than six years on Tuesday morning.
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Europe's major stock markets have gained solidly in early trading, buoyed in part by takeover activity amid a renewed bidding war for Anglo-Dutch steel giant Corus.
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European equities hit new 5&frac12;-year highs on Thursday in a broad advance led by heavyweight banking, oil and mining stocks.
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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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European stock markets moved higher on Thursday, following bumper gains earlier in Tokyo, as investors regained confidence after a recent slump in global equities.
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European stock markets rose strongly in early deals after Wall Street enjoyed sharp gains overnight in the wake of plunging oil prices.