European stocks steady amid US concerns
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European stock markets were subdued in early deals as a lacklustre performance on Wall Street weighed against a modest fall in oil prices and some positive company news.
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Europe's major stock indices steadied in morning trade after Wall Street had ended lower overnight, although the aviation sector climbed amid takeover and merger news.
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European stock markets have held firm in opening deals on Wednesday, with London investors pausing for breath after the capital's FTSE 100 index forged a six-year closing high the previous day.
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U.S. stocks hovered near the unchanged  mark on Tuesday as investors took another pause after last  week's big rally, with the Fed expected to raise interest rates  a quarter point on Wednesday.
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The dollar held steady against the euro on Tuesday, finding support after a wave of warnings from European officials expressing concerns over the euro's rapid ascent against the U.S. currency.
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European stocks were broadly steady on Friday morning in the truncated final session of 2004 in holiday-hit trade, but markets were set to end higher for the second year in a row and the outlook for 2005 remains firm.
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Oil prices were steady on Thursday as  concern over lean heating fuel supplies in the United States  and Europe ahead of winter stemmed falls of nearly $10 since  late October.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday as investors kept cautious a day before a Federal Reserve rate-setting meeting expected to keep rates unchanged.
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European equities were slightly higher on Tuesday, but the weight of the gains were defensive in nature as investors remained cautious about financial stocks.
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European stock markets eked out modest gains in early trading with little corporate news to spur trading and US markets closed for a public holiday.
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There was no let-up for European shares this week as fears grew that the continent would not escape the impact of a US recession.
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European shares held steady just below 2-1/2 year highs on Thursday with dealers reluctant to make any big bets on the last full day of trading before the Christmas holiday season.
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U.S. stocks were near the unchanged  mark on Monday, pausing for breath after last week's  post-election rally as another interest rate rise loomed, while  drug maker Pfizer Inc. weighed on the Dow and S&P 500 indexes.
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European equity markets have steadied as the aerospace sector drew investors' attention, following another overnight record for Wall Street's Dow Jones index.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on  Friday as concerns about higher interest rates and inflation  kept pressure on the market after several days of losses.
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European shares opened steady on Tuesday  as a solid close on Wall Street overnight countered concerns  about higher energy and interest costs but Swiss chemical maker  Ciba fell after a downbeat outlook.
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European share indexes opened steady  near 32-month highs on Tuesday, mirroring a flat performance  from U.S. blue chips overnight, but home appliance maker  Electrolux jumped as results topped forecasts.