European stocks lifted by banks and tobacco
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European tobacco stocks were lifted by bid activity on Thursday which helped equity markets nudge higher, while interest rate decisions by both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank went as expected.
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Utilities and technology stocks drove European equity markets higher on Thursday, as cash returns helped lift the appeal of both sectors.
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European shares edged higher on Monday bolstered by reassuring comments from UK bank Lloyds TSB on its earnings expectations for this year.
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European stock markets rose slightly in early trading as dealers overlooked losses on Wall Street overnight and responded positively to some corporate news stories.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets climbed higher on Friday as the oil sector was energised by soaring crude prices, dealers said.
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European equity markets moved a little higher on Monday as industrial stocks were lifted by takeover speculation.
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European equity markets ended largely higher on Wednesday, recovering from early losses thanks to a strong start on Wall Street.
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European stock markets were mostly higher in early trading as some robust company results pleased markets worried by a rise in oil prices and a weaker dollar.
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European equity markets traded cautiously higher on Friday, but banks struggled in the wake of further unsettling writedowns related to the credit squeeze.
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Philips Electronics, a rally on Wall  Street, and tamer oil prices lifted European shares on Monday,  but trading volumes and corporate news are remain thinned by  the holidays.
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European shares nosed back toward 32-month highs on Thursday, boosted by bumper profits and cash returns to shareholders from French oil major Total and Credit Suisse.
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European equity markets surged higher on Thursday in their best day since the bull market began in March 2003 as stocks shook off news of a EU4.9bn fraud at French bank Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale.
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European equity markets moved higher on Friday as Wall Street's early gains tempted bargain hunters back into the fray.
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U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday after  several banks, including Bank of America Corp. BAC.N, posted  higher fourth-quarter profits, while a stabilization in oil  prices eased worries about steep energy costs.
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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 equities moved higher on Friday, with financial stocks leading the advance as buyers returned after losses of more than 2 per cent over the last three session's.
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European stock markets have risen slightly in early trading, mirroring small overnight gains on Wall Street.