European Stocks Open Flat, Havas Falls
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European shares opened steady on Thursday, with French advertising group Havas falling after news of a capital increase along with its first-half results but Richemont rallied after reporting strong luxury goods sales.
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European energy providers the main focus on Monday, but equity markets remained largely flat as profit taking in the banking sector offset gains for oil groups.
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European shares held steady just below  2-1/2 year highs on Thursday with dealers reluctant to make any  big bets on the last full day of trading before the Christmas  holiday season.
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European equities were little changed on Friday, coming off intraday gains as Wall Street indices lost momentum.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets fell on Tuesday in subdued trade as investors awaited Wall Street&#39;s reopening after a three-day holiday weekend in the United States.
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European stock markets were expected to open little changed on Tuesday after a lacklustre session overnight on Wall Street and ahead of results from media giant Vivendi Universal.
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U.S. stocks opened flat on Friday,  with higher oil prices and shares of drugmakers weighing on  Wall Street after Thursday's late-session rally.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Tuesday after  a strong opening as declines in health insurers offset  better-than-expected earnings from tech bellwethers IBM Corp.  IBM.N and Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N.
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European shares were flat in light trade in the truncated session before Christmas, but exporters in the automotive sector weakened after the euro hit a new all-time high above $1.35.
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European shares traded sideways in subdued pre-Christmas volumes on Thursday, as an asset sale at Dutch retailer Ahold and steady oil prices were offset by weakness among technology stocks.
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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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London equities were little changed in opening trade on Wednesday as lingering strength in oil and mining stocks helped counter weakness in banking and pharmaceutical stocks.
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European equity markets made a muted start to trading on Tuesday, struggling for direction after a flat finish overnight on Wall Street and a mixed performance in Asia.
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U.S. stock markets were flat in early trading, but European markets recorded significant gains, extending a global stock rally that began Wednesday afternoon.
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European equities made a modest start on Wednesday thanks to a number of impressive results, but gains were capped by losses in the heavily weighted pharmaceuticals sector.
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European shares were flat in light trade in the truncated session before Christmas, but exporters in the automotive sector weakened after the euro hit a new all-time high above &#36;1.35.
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U.S. stocks opened flat on Friday,  after monthly jobs figures showed weaker-than-expected growth,  dulling the mood on Wall Street.