European shares drop as dealers take profits
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European stock markets fell on Wednesday on profit-taking after bumper gains made the previous day, and as investors tracked a fresh batch of earnings news, dealers said.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets dived lower on Wednesday as fears about the troubled US housing sector reverberated across global equities, dealers said.
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European share prices weakened on Friday after an overnight pullback on Wall Street, while investors focused on a takeover bid for Scandinavian stock exchange operator OMX by the US Nasdaq market.
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European shares fell on Friday as the euro rallied to a 1-1/2-year high, hurting the export reliant car sector, while French energy services group Technip <TECF.PA) rose on takeover speculation.
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European equity markets turned lower by mid-afternoon on Monday, subdued by early weakness on Wall Street.
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Technology and mining groups led European shares lower on Wednesday, the former soured after U.S. chip group Texas Instruments trimmed its outlook, while the latter was scuppered by a drop in copper prices.
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European stock markets fell back in early trading as high-flying oil prices and jitters about upcoming company results undermined investor sentiment.
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European equities were lower on Monday as financial stocks slipped on profit taking, offsetting gains for real estate groups and oil companies.
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European equities fell on Tuesday as gains for carmakers and other auto-sector stocks were offset by losses in the oil, mining and utilities sectors.
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European stock markets fell in morning trading as investors looked to bank profits on the eve of a rate decision by the US Federal Reserve.
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European equities were lower on Thursday as gains in the energy sector were offset by losses for financial services stocks.
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European equities sank on Tuesday, with British defence company BAE Systems leading the fallers in London after it was hit by an anti-corruption probe in the United States, dealers said.
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European stock markets mostly fell in afternoon trading, with only London holding on to gains won earlier in the day, as dealers sat tight ahead of a long holiday weekend in Britain.
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A dismal performance by European retailers led the continent's stock markets lower on Wednesday as fears escalated about a global economic slowdown.
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European equity markets fell sharply on Tuesday, with financial stocks heading the losses, as concerns over the state of the US subprime mortgage market hit banking stocks.
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Europe's main stock markets fell Tuesday on profit-taking amid caution on the eve of an interest-rate call by the US Federal Reserve, dealers said.
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European stock markets dropped in early trading as investors took their lead from a US trading session which saw New York's markets suffer a sharp correction.