Food producers lead European stocks lower
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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.
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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 shares fell Tuesday after weak  German ZEW investor confidence data raised fears economic  growth will dwindle and slow consumer buying weighed on the  third-quarter results of Philips.
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European shares edged lower on Friday surrendering early gains after taking a battering in the previous session, with the market treading water ahead of key inflation data from the US.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets fell in morning deals on Wednesday after Wall Street had finished slightly lower overnight, traders said.
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European shares fell on Friday as weakness for banks followed results from Swedbank and news of a US acquisition by Spain's BBVA.
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European shares opened weaker on  Tuesday, tracking a late dip on Wall Street as Colgate sparked  fresh earnings fears and on strong oil prices, but Tesco rose  after thumping first-half profit expectations.
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European stocks edged lower on Thursday as financial stocks sagged, but with the closure of US and Tokyo markets for public holidays, trade was thin and lacked direction.
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Europe's main stock markets fell in shortened trade on Monday -- the final dealing day of a year in which gains for equities have been curtailed by worries about the troubled US economy.
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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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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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Banking stocks led European equity markets lower on Friday as record oil prices led to fears of rishing inflation and continued interest rate hawkishness.
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European stock markets slumped lower on Monday following losses in Asia, as volatile trading gripped global markets for a second week.
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European equities were lower on Monday as technology stocks, industrial groups and financial services companies slipped following gains last week.
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European shares edged lower on Tuesday as seven-week high oil prices and a pullback in top UK supermarket Tesco weighed.
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A slew of dismal earnings results drove European equity markets sharply lower on Thursday as fears grew of a global economic slowdown.
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European equity markets turned lower by mid-afternoon on Monday, subdued by early weakness on Wall Street.