European Stocks Edge Higher
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European shares edged higher early on  Thursday, with auto stocks leading the way after France's  Renault posted a 4.2 percent rise in global sales last year.
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European equity markets pushed higher on Monday, following the lead of Wall Street futures, as defensive drugs and oil groups supported the main indices.
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European shares edged nearer to 2-1/2  year highs on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street's gains, but the  world's biggest paper maker Stora Enso fell after saying its  fourth quarter will be tough.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets rose on Friday, driven higher by the automaking sector despite overnight losses on Wall Street.
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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 equity markets were higher on Wednesday, lifted by rallying financial stocks and following gains in the US and Asia.
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European stock markets scaled near-2-1/2 year highs on Friday after strong overnight gains on Wall Street as the euro held off from mounting another assault on &#36;1.30 and as oil prices traded below &#36;48 a barrel.
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European equity markets crept higher on Monday, lifted by the strong finish in the US on Friday and a robust start to the week in Asia.
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Stocks pushed higher in Europe and Asia in a shortened holiday trading session Friday while the euro hit record highs against the dollar for a second day running.
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European stocks edged up on Friday morning, led by Finnish paper giant Stora Enso and car markers after Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) raised its target prices across the sector.
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European equity markets were expected to get off to a higher start on Monday after stocks on Wall Street ended firmly last week as oil prices slipped from recent highs.
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European equity markets ended higher on Tuesday, shrugging off early losses, as airline stocks were lifted by merger speculation, while industrial groups gained on earnings expectations.
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European stock markets advanced slightly in morning deals after gains by rival global indices, while energy majors benefited from a brief surge in crude prices, dealers said.
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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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European stock markets scaled near-2-1/2  year highs on Friday after strong overnight gains on Wall  Street as the euro held off from mounting another assault on  $1.30 and as oil prices traded below $48 a barrel.
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European equity markets moved higher by mid-morning on Wednesday, staging a modest recovery after five consecutive days of trading losses.
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European stock markets closed modestly higher in shortened trading hours after a strong pre-Christmas showing by Wall Street.