European equities higher on bid activity
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European stocks were higher on Wednesday thanks to a strong performance on Wall Street overnight, and fresh merger and acquisition activity.
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European equity markets were lifted by a rebound in the financial sectors on Tuesday, with Italy's Capitalia leading banks higher after Spain's Santander was reported to be poised to raise its stake to around 5 per cent.
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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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European equities rose on Thursday, helped by encouraging corporate results and strength in the financial sector. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 gained 1.3 per cent to 1,486.10.
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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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Banks and insurers pushed European shares higher on Wednesday, with Britain&#39;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 climbed higher on Friday as the oil sector was energised by soaring crude prices, dealers said.
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European equity markets were a little higher on Friday as energy stocks rose, offsetting losses for banks, while bid talk helped enliven the session.
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European equity markets moved higher in afternoon trade on Friday as Wall Street's early gains tempted bargain hunters back into the fray.
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European equities edged higher on Wednesday, with banks leading the advance after investors welcomed forecast-beating results from Anglo Irish Bank and an upbeat trading statement from Royal Bank of Scotland.
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European stock markets edged higher in early deals, with trading volatile owing to key futures and options expiries in Europe and the United States, dealers said.
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European equities moved higher on Friday, with financial stocks leading the advance as buyers returned after losses of more than 2 per cent over the last three session's.
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European equities were a higher on Wednesday as bank stocks were moved by merger talk, while the broader market took the lead from Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an all-time high.
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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 shares ended higher on Monday, buoyed by takeover activity as the London Stock Exchange hit a record high after Euronext made a bid approach, while drug makers recovered from a sharp fall.
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European stocks climbed for a fourth day Monday, as national benchmarks advanced in 13 of the 18 Western European markets.
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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.