European stocks rally before rate decisions
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets rebounded on Thursday as investors geared up for interest rate decisions from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.
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European shares stormed toward 2  1/2-year highs Monday as relief that the Iraq elections went  better than expected helped to ease investor jitters,  pressuring oil, gold and bonds and lifting the dollar.
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European stock markets edged higher in early deals in volatile trade ahead of key futures and options expiries in Europe and the United States, dealers said.
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European stock markets rose in early afternoon dealing amid a surprise sharp increase in Germany's investor confidence and a string of solid results, analysts said.
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European stock markets have risen solidly after Wall Street had rebounded overnight.
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European shares snapped higher on Wednesday after a two-day losing streak thanks to gains for the financials sector.
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European stocks beat a hasty retreat on Thursday as the prospect of higher eurozone interest rates loomed over the market.
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European equities rallied on Friday, recovering their poise after losses in the previous session were sparked by concerns over the prospect of rising interest rates.
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European stock markets have steadied ahead of a pre-budget report by British finance minister Gordon Brown and on the eve of interest-rate decisions by the ECB and Bank of England.
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European stocks were higher on Wednesday thanks to a strong performance on Wall Street overnight, and fresh merger and acquisition activity.
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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 shares stormed toward 2 1/2-year highs Monday as relief that the Iraq elections went better than expected helped to ease investor jitters, pressuring oil, gold and bonds and lifting the dollar.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets rose Thursday with the automaking sector in the driving seat after healthy gains to share prices overnight in New York and earlier in Asia.
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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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European equity markets surged on Wednesday following the US Federal Reserve&#39;s move to cut its main interest rate by half a percentage point to 4.75 per cent.
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European stock markets edged ahead in early deals, recovering some of the previous day's losses as strong company results on both sides of the Atlantic helped boost sentiment.
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European stocks rose Wednesday, shaking off declines on U.S. stock indexes the previous day, as U.S. investors sought bargains.