Techs, Retailers Lead Europe Stocks Lower
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European stock markets suffered sharp  losses on Wednesday, tracking a fall on Wall Street after the  Federal Reserve rekindled interest rate worries, while a  disappointing trading update from British fashion retailer Next  slammed retailers.
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Leading European stock markets fell in morning trading on Wednesday, but by less than a sharp setback on Tuesday on fears of a US economic slowdown and an overheated stock market in China, dealers said.
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European equity markets turned lower by mid-afternoon on Monday, subdued by early weakness on Wall Street.
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European shares inched lower on Friday as  a broker downgrade hit STMicroelectronics and volatile oil  prices continued to feed economic worries, offsetting solid  earnings at utility Veolia.
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Rising oil prices, apprehension over U.S. interest rates and pessimistic corporate outlooks from Unilever and Samsung Electronics pulled European stocks lower Monday.
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Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale led European stocks markets 2 per cent lower on Monday after a downgrade by Citigroup (NYSE:C), as last week's relief rally gave way to growing recession fears and deepening subprime jitters.
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European equity markets were volatile on Wednesday, and by mid afternoon in London turned a little lower, reflecting a cautious start on Wall Street.
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European stock markets were mainly weak on Friday, in the wake of a poor German business confidence survey and weak showing by Wall Street overnight.
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European equity markets were lower in early trade on Tuesday as concerns over high oil prices and fresh worries over the outlook for the chip sector damped sentiment.
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European equity markets pared their morning gains on Friday, as banks weighed and US futures pointed to a weak start on Wall Street.
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European equities were lower on Thursday as gains in the energy sector were offset by losses for financial services stocks.
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Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale led European stocks markets lower on Monday after a downgrade by Citigroup (NYSE:C), as losses in Asian markets stoked fears of a recession.
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Europe's main stock exchanges slid on Tuesday, with London dragged downwards by a weak trading update from retailer Tesco, and as investors awaited fresh US earnings news.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets fell Tuesday amid mixed corporate earnings news, and despite a rise by Wall Street overnight.
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Most European stock markets followed Wall Street lower Wednesday as crude oil's slide to three-month lows hit heavily weighted oil shares, although a recovering dollar was a plus for the region's exporters.
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Technology and mining groups led  European shares lower on Wednesday, the former soured after  U.S. chip group Texas Instruments trimmed its outlook, while  the latter was scuppered by a drop in copper prices.
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European stock markets fell strongly in early trading, hit by profit-taking following a weak overnight showing by Wall Street and gloom for Asian markets.