European markets hit fresh peak
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European stock markets hit a new six-and-a-half year high on Friday following the record close on Wall Street.
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Mergers &amp; acquisitions activity drove European stock markets to their highest level in more than six years on Tuesday morning.
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European stock markets hit their highest  levels in nearly 2-1/2 years on Friday, pumped up by chipmakers  Infineon and ASML after industry bellwether Intel boosted its  quarterly revenue outlook.
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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 shares flirted with fresh 2-1/2  year highs early on Wednesday, tracking an overnight rally in  U.S. blue chips, as tech issues rose after a broker upgrade of  Intel and takeover talk boosted retailer Kingfisher.
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LONDON : The euro hit a new record high of 1.3336 dollars in European trading following publication of disappointing US consumer confidence data.
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A new wave of bid activity helped European stock markets defy the gloom in the financial sector this week.
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European shares inched up to fresh  two-month highs on Monday as optimism grew that the U.S.  economy was doing well, helping to lift beaten-down sectors  such as technology and insurers.
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European stocks were higher on Monday as fresh merger talk emerged, boosting the likes of EDP (NYSE:EDP), the Portuguese power generator and Ahold, the Dutch retailer.
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European stocks staged a broad rebound on Thursday with the banking sector leading the gains, while French engineer Alstom reported strong sales growth.
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European equity markets were higher on Monday, driven by a combination of firm results, broker upgrades and reports of bid activity.
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European shares touched a two-month high  on Monday as investors bought stocks in sectors highly exposed  to the global economic cycle like tech and basic resources  following reassuring U.S. jobs data on Friday.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets jumped higher thanks to takeover talk in the banking, travel and stock exchange sectors, dealers said Wednesday.
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European stock markets have hit their highest levels for more than five years, after a record overnight performance on Wall Street, with London gains underscored by BAE Systems.
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European equity markets were higher on Wednesday, lifted by rallying financial stocks and following gains in the US and Asia.
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Europe's year-end rally gathered momentum this week with bid speculation in the banking and retail sectors helping equities reach a fresh 5&frac12;-year high on Friday.
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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.