Philips Leads European Stocks Lower
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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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Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale led European stocks markets lower on Monday after a downgrade by Citigroup (NYSE:C), as losses in Asian markets stoked fears of a recession.
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European shares retreated on Wednesday as  AstraZeneca's business update disappointed investors and on  nagging concerns that soaring oil prices will hurt the quality  of future earnings.
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Swiss Re led European shares lower on Friday, but Dutch conglomerate Philips helped limit market losses as a chip sales warning was not as bad as feared.
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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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European shares slid on Wednesday, with London hit by a gloomy update from retail darling Marks & Spencer, and after heavy overnight US losses sparked by fresh housing strains.
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Europe&#39;s top consumer electronics group Philips cut the forecast for its closely watched chip unit on Friday and predicted a significant slowdown for the semiconductor industry next year.
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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'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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European stock markets fell strongly in early trading, hit by profit-taking following a weak overnight showing by Wall Street and gloom for Asian markets.
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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 equity markets were lower on Monday, but off their worst levels as heavyweight oil and pharma stocks partially offset losses for financial and mining stocks.
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Technology and mining groups led  European shares lower on Wednesday, the former soured after  U.S. chip group Texas Instruments trimmed its outlook, while  the latter was scuppered by a drop in copper prices.
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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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Swiss Re led European shares lower on  Friday, but Dutch conglomerate Philips helped limit market  losses as a chip sales warning was not as bad as feared.
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Technology stocks led a tumble in Asian shares Tuesday as a gloomy outlook from LG.Philips LCD and record high oil prices fueled investor concerns about a slowdown in corporate profits and global economic growth.
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Dutch Philips Electronics   missed analysts forecasts on Monday with second-quarter net  profit depressed by price pressure in LCD displays, but sales  and operating profit rose faster than expected and it announced  a 1.5 billion euro (&#36;1.90 billion) share buyback.