Nordic deal lifts European equities
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European equity markets made a positive start to trading on Monday and moved higher by mid-morning, helped by strength in the banking and carmakers sectors.
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European equities shrugged off negative sentiment on Wall Street to end narrowly higher as rising commodities prices gave a lift to energy and resources companies across the continent.
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European equities moved sharply higher on Tuesday, as financial stocks rallied after billionaire US investor Warren Buffett offered to help out troubled bond insurers.
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European equity markets ticked higher on Tuesday as retailers took some of the sting out of losses for oil stocks.
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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 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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European stock markets moved higher ahead of today&#39;s eurozone interest decision.
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European equities opened higher on Thursday as banking and insurance stocks benefited from some solid results, while rallying oil prices lifted the energy sector.
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German technology group Infineon (NYSE:IFX) led European equity markets higher this week after notching up two important supply contracts for its micorchip division.
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European equity markets were a little stronger on Friday, extending six year highs, as utility stocks rose on fresh merger moves in the sector. Gains were capped however, after disappointing results from Ericsson.
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European stocks rebounded strongly on Thursday following a late rally by US equity prices overnight, while telecoms provided the main focus for investors.
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European equities turned higher after early losses on Tuesday thanks to earnings and upgrades offsetting losses for financial stocks.
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European equity markets were higher in early trade on Friday, supported by resource stocks after strong overnight gains on commodity exchanges.
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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 equities moved higher on Tuesday, as recent losses for financial stocks triggered some technical buying, while oil companies and utilities provided defensive back-up.
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European stock markets rose on Thursday, chasing US and Asian markets higher, as equity investors mulled easing economic concerns amid a flood of company earnings news.
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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.