Insurers, H&M, Oil Sting Euro Shares
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Munich Re and other insurers pounded  European bourses on Friday as a U.S. lawsuit alleging  manipulation in the industry raised the specter of a financial  scandal, while disappointing sales hit fashion retailer Hennes  & Mauritz.
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European stock markets enjoyed mixed fortunes despite of an overnight rally in New York, as a smattering of positive corporate news battled worries about a possible rise in oil prices.
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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 shares fell almost one percent  by midsession Monday, hurt by a profit warning from consumer  goods giant Unilever and surging energy costs, but oil  companies like BP rose with the price of crude.
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European shares fell on Friday as the euro rallied to a 1-1/2-year high, hurting the export reliant car sector, while investor sold off insurers on fading sector consolidation hopes.
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European share prices rose in early trade on Friday on the back of a string of corporate news and higher oil prices, while investors eyed the Group of Seven finance ministers meeting in Germany.
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European equities fell on Thursday, with banks, utilities and other stocks sensitive to rising interest rates at the forefront of the losses.
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European insurance stocks fall on the back of subprime bond claim worries.
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European equities endured extreme volatility on Tuesday, extending Monday's losses on concerns over the state of financial sector balance sheets and fears of a US recession.
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Wall Street stocks were mixed after MBIA (NYSE:MBI), a bond insurer, revealed billions of dollars in exposure to high-risk securities, causing its shares to drop as much as 30 per cent.
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European shares dropped on Friday as the euro rallied to a 1-1/2-year high, while French energy services group Technip <TECF.PA) rose on takeover rumors.
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Solid sales at Richemont helped European  shares stay in positive territory at midday on Thursday but  higher oil prices capped buying, amid worries that Hurricane  Ivan could damage oil facilities in the crude-rich Gulf of  Mexico.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets mainly extended losses on Monday following heavy falls last week, as dealers tracked news across the insurance and banking sectors.
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European shares snapped a three-day winning streak yesterday and ended slightly lower, with bid activity propping up telecoms, while heavily-weighted oil majors Shell and BP eased.
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European shares surged to new 5-1/2 year  highs early on Wednesday as an overnight surge in oil prices  lifted heavily-weighted energy shares, helping offset fears of  an earnings slowdown at Credit Agricole .
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European equity markets retreated during Friday's morning session amid cautious trading as oil prices hit record levels above $90 a barrel and sentiment was also hurt by some disappointing corporate results.
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European shares started little changed  on Tuesday, weighed by the dollar's fall to a new record low  against the euro, and a rise in oil prices, while French  insurer Scor fell on worries over a WTC jury decision.