European Shares Extend Multi-Year Highs
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European stock markets scaled near-2-1/2 year highs on Friday after strong overnight gains on Wall Street as the euro held off from mounting another assault on &#36;1.30 and as oil prices traded below &#36;48 a barrel.
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European shares notched up a fresh  five-month high on Thursday, helped by miners as base metal  prices shot to multi-year peaks and by German utility giant  E.ON  on news of an asset sale in Norway.
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European equity markets rose to fresh six-year highs on Tuesday, with Italy's Capitalia leading banks higher after Spain's Santander was reported to be poised to raise its stake to around 5 per cent.
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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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Commodity-related stocks propelled European shares to 5-1/2 year highs on Wednesday after a jump in oil and copper prices, while mergers and acquisitions buoyed selected chemicals and financial stocks.
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Europe&#39;s equity markets jumped on Friday after Wall Street soared higher overnight, with Frankfurt&#39;s DAX 30 index of leading shares surging to a historic record above 8,150 points.
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LONDON: European stock markets rallied yesterday as investors appreciated gains in New York and Asia and digested a flurry of company news.
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European stock markets edged higher in early deals, with trading volatile owing to key futures and options expiries in Europe and the United States, dealers said.
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European stock markets climbed strongly after shaking off a mixed overnight showing on Wall Street, as banking stocks gave a pre-weekend boost to London share prices.
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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 shares notched up a fresh five-month high on Thursday, helped by miners as base metal prices shot to multi-year peaks and by German utility giant E.ON  on news of an asset sale in Norway.
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European shares hit a fresh 10-week high  on Friday as a positive report on Chinese steel demand boosted  ore producers such as Anglo-American, while French utility  Veolia rose after posting solid first-half earnings.
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Europe's main stock markets have risen in initial trading, with London's FTSE 100 climbing to the highest level since late 2000 on takeover speculation in the mining sector.
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European shares kicked off 2005 by climbing to their highest in almost two and a half years on Monday after a small rebound by the dollar lifted exporters such as car giant DaimlerChrysler.
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European shares clung to 2-1/2 year  highs on Wednesday after U.S. blue chips hit their best level  in 3-1/2 years, with drugmaker AstraZeneca starring after Japan  gave the green light to a key drug.
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European stock markets hit fresh  29-month highs on Tuesday, tracking gains in New York and after  HBOS said it will beat forecasts as well as buy back shares.
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European stock markets held near 28-month highs Thursday as investors stayed confident in the ability of firms to continue boosting profits in the face of the euro's extended push past &#36;1.30 to all-time highs.