European Shares Open Steady
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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.
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European stocks have steadied after sharp losses on Wall Street overnight, while utilities failed to spark even as Scottish Power accepted a multi-billion-dollar takeover bid by Spanish peer Iberdrola.
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European shares opened higher on  Thursday, encouraged by Wall Street's powerful performance  overnight on the back of a slump in oil prices, while Swiss  Life  rose after posting solid growth in premium income.
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European stocks were steady on Thursday amid results from key firms such as Philips which beat earnings estimates but gave a cautious outlook, while Siemens also reported higher-than-expected profits.
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French retailer Carrefour and chip groups helped European shares hold their ground on Wednesday, and merger moves in the construction sector lent support.
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European equity markets were set for a cautious start on Tuesday after a flat finish overnight on Wall Street and a mixed performance in Asia. On a light day for corporate news, attention will focus on the macro-economic data with the ZEW survey of German economic sentiment due for release later in the session.
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Wall Street was set for a steady start on Thursday as investors tune in to more merger talk in telecoms ahead of key data and earnings from computer maker Dell  that may shape sentiment in the technology sector.
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European equity markets were heading for a subdued open on Monday as Wall Street was to remain closed for a public holiday. US industrial production data in the previous session should underpin the market however.
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The European Central Bank held its main interest rates steady Thursday against a background of rising inflation and slowing growth, shortly after the Bank of England (BoE) did the same.
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European equity markets were steady on Friday as losses for the sectors most exposed to high oil prices and slowing economic growth, were offset by rallying miners and oil producers.
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Europe&#39;s main equity markets rose in initial trading on Thursday, with London&#39;s FTSE 100 index of leading shares gaining 0.35 percent to 6,590.20 points
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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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Europe&#39;s main stock markets rose on Friday as earlier gains in Tokyo offset a subdued overnight performance in New York, dealers said.
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Leading shares have opened steady, building modestly on Monday&#39;s 1 percent gain, with British Airways up 1.7 percent as oil prices extended recent falls, while budget airline Ryanair jumped 7.6 percent after results.
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European markets were broadly higher late morning on Monday, but trading was subdued with the London stock exchange closed for a public holiday in Britain.
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European shares opened higher on Friday, led by oil heavyweights such as BP ahead of an expected decision by OPEC to trim its output.
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European stock markets were expected to open flat on Wednesday, with investors watching oil prices closely after an overnight rise that left Nymex crude near &#36;50 a barrel.