Profit taking drives European stocks lower
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European equities turned positive by mid morning on Thursday having opened lower, as M&amp;A activity continued to enthrall the market.
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European equity markets were lower on Monday, but off their worst levels as heavyweight oil and pharma stocks partially offset losses for financial and mining stocks.
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Technology stocks led European shares  downwards on Thursday after disappointing earnings reports from  sector leaders around the globe.
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European equities moved fractionally lower on Thursday as investors booked profits in the wake of rising oil prices.
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European stock markets were seen opening lower on Thursday following overnight losses on Wall Street as US investors continued to fret about the prospects of higher interest rates.
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European equity markets were lower on Monday after an initial defensive-led rally petered out and further losses for technology stocks weighed on sentiment.
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European equities were lower on Friday as drugs, metals and mining groups slipped, and although the losses were less severe than those seen last week, strategists were cautious of calling an end to the recent market volatility.
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European equity markets fell on Tuesday as oil groups and financial stocks offset gains for technology groups.
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European equities were fractionally lower on Wednesday after a lacklustre US session, but losses were capped by a number of positive earnings reports and oil prices dropping back below $69 a barrel.
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European shares sank on Friday, weighed  by Wall Street's lower close and new interest rate concerns,  but pleasing numbers from Richemont and ThyssenKrupp helped  limit market losses.
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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 drifted lower in early trading as profit-taking set in after recent gains, despite a modest rise on Wall Street and well-received results from cellphone giant Vodafone.
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European equities slid to a 13-month low on Friday after a volatile week in which investors fled towards defensive stocks as a slew of broker downgrades put earnings expectations under pressure.
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A dismal performance by European retailers led the continent's stock markets lower on Wednesday as fears escalated about a global economic slowdown.
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European government bonds were weaker on Monday as some investors locked in profits following last week's rally.
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European stocks fell for the third day in four as the price of oil neared a record, deepening concern that profit growth will slow.
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European equites dropped on Friday to an almost five month low, led down by broker downgrades on food and beverage producers as investors took profits on defensive stocks.