Global Markets: European Shares Climb
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European stock markets scaled near-2-1/2  year highs on Friday as oil prices held below $48 a barrel, and  the euro held off from mounting another assault on $1.30 but  hovered near record highs against the dollar.
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European equities opened higher on Thursday as banking and insurance stocks benefited from some solid results, while rallying oil prices lifted the energy sector.
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European stock markets rose in early deals, helped by some well-received company news, a late surge on Wall Street and positive broker comment, dealers said.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets rallied on Tuesday following a modest rebound for Japanese equity prices in Asian trade.
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European equity markets were higher on Tuesday as sentiment was boosted in the telecoms sector after an upgrade for Vodafone, while steelmakers were lifted by merger speculation.
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European stock markets have risen after they were supported by the commodity and airline sectors, a day after surging in response to healthy US growth data.
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European stock markets rose strongly in early deals after Wall Street enjoyed sharp gains overnight in the wake of plunging oil prices.
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European shares snapped higher on Wednesday after a two-day losing streak thanks to gains for the financials sector.
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European shares moved higher on Monday, with DaimlerChrysler (NYSE:DCX) leading the carmakers after reports it was in talks with General Motors (NYSE:GM) and other potential suitors over the sale of its US Chrysler division.
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Europe's bourses opened higher after Wall Street climbed late on on confirmation of the PeopleSoft/Oracle merger. In the early evening European time, the US Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by a further quarter of a percentage point.
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Europe's major stock indices have climbed after Wall Street had rebounded overnight, and on takeover news which included a multi-billion-dollar buy-out of Australian airline Qantas.
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European shares edge higher in Monday morning trading, as investors shrug off Friday's sharp falls on Wall Street.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets rebounded on Thursday as investors geared up for interest rate decisions from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.
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European equities moved higher on Friday, with financial stocks leading the advance as buyers returned after losses of more than 2 per cent over the last three session's.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets climbed higher on Friday as the oil sector was energised by soaring crude prices, dealers said.
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European stocks moved into positive territory on Wednesday afternoon after better-than-expected retail sales figures in the US lifted sentiment across the Atlantic.
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European stock markets climbed in early trading on a pre-Thanksgiving holiday rally by Wall Street.