European equities edge lower
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Poor performances from the financial sectors left European equity markets lower on Wednesday, but strong results from Spain&#39;s Inditex brightened the retail sector.
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European stock markets drifted lower in early trading as resurgent oil prices and a lacklustre session on Wall Street weighed on sentiment ahead of a eurozone interest rate decision.
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European shares open lower, after Wednesday's dips in New York caused by more credit fears.
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European shares closed lower on Thursday as oil and gas companies weighed down indexes already under pressure from transport stocks such as Air France-KLM.
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World stocks edged lower on Tuesday while Wall Street was set for a weaker open as investors remained cautious over the health of the U.S. economy after a fallout in U.S. risky mortgages and credit turmoil.
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European stock markets scaled near-2-1/2 year highs on Friday as oil prices held below &#36;48 a barrel, and the euro held off from mounting another assault on &#36;1.30 but hovered near record highs against the dollar.
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European equities fell in early trade on Friday as investors took a cautious attitude to the last day of trade in the third quarter.
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World equities lost steam Wednesday, with European stock markets turning lower despite bumper gains in Asia and after the European Central Bank hinted it was not about to cut eurozone interest rates.
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European stock markets looked set for a lower open on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve in the US raised interest rates and oil prices crept higher.
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European equities got off to a slow start on Friday as investors continued to recoil from financial stocks and other risky bets in the wake of US subprime writedowns this week.
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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 equities were fractionally lower on Friday, mirroring Wall Street's cautious session ahead of the monthly US employment report, published later.
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European stocks looked likely to open a little lower on Tuesday as a spike above &#36;43 a barrel for Nymex crude oil futures in the previous session led to a lower close for Wall Street blue chips.
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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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Europe's bourses are seen slipping slightly at the start of trade on Thursday after Wall Street trimmed its gains late on overnight and the dollar further weakened against the euro and the yen.
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Europe's main stock markets opened lower Wednesday following heavy losses on Wall Street and in Asia on growing concerns the US economy is heading into recession, dealers said.
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European equity markets closed off session lows on Wednesday, but small gains in the US during morning trade were not enough to take them higher.