Volatile European stocks led lower by banks
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The financial sector bore the brunt of heavy losses suffered by European equity markets this week.
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European equity markets fell on Tuesday with the downward slide led by oil and  gas stocks.
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European shares sank on Friday, weighed  by Wall Street's lower close and new interest rate concerns,  but pleasing numbers from Richemont and ThyssenKrupp helped  limit market losses.
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European equity markets were volatile on Wednesday in the face of deepening US recession fears, which dragged Wall Street and Asian indices sharply lower.
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European equity markets fell on Thursday, surrendering some of the previous session&#39;s gains, amid ongoing concerns about the fallout from the credit crisis on the banking sector.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets fell in early trading Tuesday, with London dragged down by oil and mining stocks and following overnight losses on Wall Street.
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European markets were in a bearish mood on Wednesday after more disappointing results from the banking sector and overnight losses on Wall Street weighed on stocks.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets dropped in initial trading on renewed worries about the weak US housing market which also caused Wall Street to fall overnight, dealers said Tuesday.
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European equity markets moved lower on Thursday as investors remained cautious in the face of record oil prices and slowing economic growth.
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European equity markets were poised for a weaker open on Thursday following losses on Wall Street in the previous session as a number of companies issued profit warnings.
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European equities were sharply lower on Wednesday as concerns over higher borrowing costs in the eurozone encouraged profit taking in consumer industries.
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European equity markets were choppy in the face of deepening US recession fears, with banking stocks providing the biggest drag.
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Wall Street's negative reaction to surprisingly weak economic data from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve dragged Europe's bourses sharply lower.
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European equities were a little lower on Friday as the global interest rate backdrop caused concerns.
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European stocks, which have performed strongly recently, have fallen back sharply in morning trading, with London banking shares undermined by concern about bad debts and French exporters hit by weakness of the dollar.
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European stocks lost steam on Wednesday ahead of a US interest rate decision with banks and oil stocks leading the slide after Swiss investment banking giant UBS (NYSE:UBS) shocked investors with a $4bn writedown.
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European stock markets were seen opening lower on Thursday following overnight losses on Wall Street as US investors continued to fret about the prospects of higher interest rates.