European Shares Drop, Weighed by Compass
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European equities retreated on Tuesday  as oil prices climbed to near $50 a barrel and renewed fears of  a hit on earnings, while British services firm Rentokil  fell 6  percent after a disappointing update.
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Europe's main equity markets slid on Wednesday after earlier losses in Japan, with the banking sector in focus following downbeat guidance from US investment titan Goldman Sachs, analysts said.
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European equity markets fell on Friday, with banks struggled in the wake of further unsettling writedowns related to the credit squeeze.
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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 equities fell on Wednesday as falling energy, mining and financial stocks overshadowed a number of positive earnings reports.
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European shares edged lower on Tuesday as seven-week high oil prices and a pullback in top UK supermarket Tesco weighed.
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European equities fell on Tuesday after losses in US and Asian stock markets, prompted by renewed fears of credit market weakness.
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Shares in UK-based catering giant Compass slump 20% after the firm says higher costs are set to hit profits.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets dropped in morning trading on Wednesday in the wake of heavy falls to Chinese equities.
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Equities fall as Europe fears a wider economic slump.
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European shares edged lower on Tuesday  as seven-week high oil prices and a pullback in top UK  supermarket Tesco weighed.
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European equities slid to a 13-month low on Friday after a volatile week in which investors fled towards defensive stocks as a slew of broker downgrades put earnings expectations under pressure.
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European bourses slid lower on Tuesday as heavily-weighted oil stocks fell after mild US weather forced a drop in crude prices, while profits were taken in banking stocks after the markets good run.
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European shares eased on Monday despite lower oil prices as the euro at a new record high against the dollar hurt exporters, and BT weighed after the telecoms operator made an acquisition of nearly &#36;1 billion.
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European shares inched lower on Friday as  a broker downgrade hit STMicroelectronics and volatile oil  prices continued to feed economic worries, offsetting solid  earnings at utility Veolia.
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European equity markets slid on Wednesday for the third consecutive day as gnawing worries about the credit squeeze weighed on financial stocks despite the latest move by a central bank to plough liquidity into the financial system.
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Europe's main stock markets fell Thursday as investors fretted over the economic outlook amid 100-dollar oil and after heavy losses for equity prices in Asia and on Wall Street overnight.