Telecoms rally lifts European stocks
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European equity markets were higher on Tuesday as sentiment was boosted in the telecoms sector after an upgrade for Vodafone, while steelmakers were lifted by merger speculation.
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European equity markets bounced on Tuesday led higher by pharmaceutical companies and telecoms stocks as investors continued to favour defensive sectors.
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European equities advanced on Monday,  supported by a recovery in drug heavyweights and a rise in  Finnish mobile handset giant Nokia, but volumes were light  before the Christmas holidays.
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Europe's main stock markets have rebounded after heavy losses this week that were triggered by fears of a US-led economic slowdown, analysts said Thursday.
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European stocks touched two-month highs on Monday as tech shares rallied after STMicroelectronics   stuck to its full year forecast while government bond yields firmed on continuing speculation about rate hikes.
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European stocks were higher on Monday as gains, driven by takeover speculation, offset falling oil producers as crude prices weakened.
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Heavily-weighted resource stocks, financials and pharmaceuticals led a powerful rally for European equity markets on Thursday.
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Banks and insurers pushed European  shares higher on Wednesday, with Britain's HBOS spearheading  the gains on relief it would not be wading into a bidding war  for domestic banking peer Abbey.
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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 stock markets have risen when a well-received statement from Alcatel-Lucent helped offset a weak showing on Wall Street overnight.
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European stock markets were rebounding, with big gains for French electricity group EDF, German airline Lufthansa and British caterer Compass.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets rose strongly in early trading on Tuesday, with Frankfurt&#39;s DAX spiking back above 8,000 points after a rally by Wall Street overnight.
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European equity markets were higher on Thursday, buoyed by strong results from France Telecom  (NYSE:FTE)and Swiss engineering group ABB (NYSE:ABB) and prospects for restructuring at Italian insurer Generali.
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Heavily-weighted resource stocks, financials and pharmaceuticals led a powerful rally for European equity markets yesterday.
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European stocks edged higher on Thursday with telecoms groups topping the league, but with the closure of US and Tokyo markets for public holidays, trade was thin and lacked direction.
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European stock markets rose in early afternoon dealing amid a surprise sharp increase in Germany's investor confidence and a string of solid results, analysts said.
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European stocks touched two-month highs on Monday as tech shares rallied after STMicroelectronics   stuck to its full year forecast while government bond yields firmed on continued speculation about interest rate increases.