Earnings drive European equities higher
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European equities moved higher on Wednesday thanks to a number of solid earnings releases, but gains were capped by losses in the heavily weighted pharmaceuticals sector.
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European equities advanced to a fresh 5&frac12;-year high on Friday on a quiet day for corporate news as the year-end rally showed little sign of losing momentum.
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European stock markets moved higher ahead of today&#39;s eurozone interest decision.
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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 equity markets were higher in early trade on Friday, supported by resource stocks after strong overnight gains on commodity exchanges.
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European stock markets rose strongly in early deals after Wall Street enjoyed sharp gains overnight in the wake of plunging oil prices.
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SAP, the world's leading maker of business software, said a strong performance of its European activities helped boost earnings in the third quarter, which came out higher than analysts' expectations.
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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.
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European stock markets have risen as investors digested a slew of company news and a mixed overnight performance on Wall Street.
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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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European stock markets rose on Thursday as investors seized on a flurry of bullish earnings reports, and after Tokyo hit a near seven-year high.
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Stock index futures rose sharply in  European trade on Tuesday, rebounding from early losses, ahead  of earnings from Goldman Sachs  which might offer clues  on the outlook for the credit-hit banking sector.
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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 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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Heavily-weighted resource stocks, financials and pharmaceuticals led a powerful rally for European equity markets yesterday.
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Strong results from two leading insurers topped a busy day of positive earnings news in Europe on Thursday, helping the FTSE Eurofirst 300 rise 0.3 per cent to 1,539.94.
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European equities recovered from an early sell-off Wednesday after a strong open on Wall Street helped spark a rally in financial stocks, and rising oil prices lifted the energy sector.