Volatile European stocks end lower
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European equity markets gave back modest but welcome opening gains on Thursday as selling resumed on Wall Street.
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European bourses slid lower on Tuesday as heavily-weighted oil stocks fell after mild US weather forced a drop in crude prices, while profits were taken in banking stocks after the markets good run.
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European stock markets end the week with the FTSE, Dax and Cac losing 2.6%, 4.6% and 5.0% respectively.
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European equity markets fell on Monday as weakness in financial and mining stocks offset strength in drugmakers.
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Banks led European equities lower on Friday, but bid activity helped keep the market afloat after Nasdaq made an offer for Stockholm bourse operator OMX.
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Fears that more losses were lurking on the books of European financials sent the sector shuddering lower on Monday and dragged down the wider market.
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European equity markets were volatile on Wednesday in the face of deepening US recession fears, which dragged Wall Street and Asian indices sharply lower.
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European equities were lower on Thursday as gains in the energy sector were offset by losses for financial services 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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Technology stocks led European shares  downwards on Thursday after disappointing earnings reports from  sector leaders around the globe.
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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 stocks ended lower today after a terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia sent crude prices higher and a weak start to trading on Wall Street prompted selling.
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Stock markets took another hit on Wednesday as European equities ended lower, after indices plunged overnight in Asia and the US.
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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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European equities edged lower on Friday as oil companies fell after a drop in crude prices overnight, with pressure also on financial stocks.
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European equities were lower on Monday as financial stocks slipped on profit taking, offsetting gains for real estate groups and oil companies.
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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.