European Shares Broadly Flat
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European stocks were broadly steady on Friday morning in the truncated final session of 2004 in holiday-hit trade, but markets were set to end higher for the second year in a row and the outlook for 2005 remains firm.
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European equity markets were steady on Friday as losses for the sectors most exposed to high oil prices and slowing economic growth, were offset by rallying miners and oil producers.
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European shares opened slightly firmer on Monday as the dollar edged off record lows against the euro but Franco-Belgian bank Dexia slipped after rejecting talks regarding a cross-border tie-up.
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Europe's main stock markets have been generally weak, but losses were slight at the end of a week in which leading indices have reached the highest points for six years.
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European shares hovered near 2-1/2 year highs on Tuesday as economic optimism prevailed, but British retailer Woolworths fell 8 percent after it reported sluggish Christmas sales.
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European equity markets were set for a cautious start on Tuesday after a flat finish overnight on Wall Street and a mixed performance in Asia. On a light day for corporate news, attention will focus on the macro-economic data with the ZEW survey of German economic sentiment due for release later in the session.
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European share indexes opened steady near 32-month highs on Tuesday, mirroring a flat performance from U.S. blue chips overnight, but home appliance maker Electrolux jumped as results topped forecasts.
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European stock markets were set for an uncertain start on Friday after a flat session on Wall Street overnight, but a fresh fall in oil prices were expected to provide something of a positive impact.
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European shares made tentative gains Monday in spite of concerns that equities had become overvalued.
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European shares rose to within a whisker of fresh 2-1/2 year highs Monday amid relief that the Iraq elections passed without a major hitch, which also helped to push crude oil prices sharply lower.
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European shares edged higher Tuesday, with easing oil prices underpinning market sentiment, but investors were cautious ahead of a neck-and-neck race in the US presidential elections.
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U.S. stock futures were in neutral early Wednesday, with very little corporate news or activity in European markets to entice trading.
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European stocks were likely to open a little lower on Monday following a lacklustre end to last week after Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday in the US.
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European equities were little changed on Wednesday, as weakness for mining groups offset some pleasing third-quarter earnings.
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Most European equity markets returning from the long holiday weekend had a steady session Tuesday, supported by merger activity.
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Europe's main stock markets were narrowly mixed at the open on Friday, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares adding a marginal 0.05 percent to stand at 5,882.10 points.
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European shares were flat on Friday as  investors paused ahead of key U.S. jobs data but Marks &  Spencer fell after it warned that annual profits will be hit by  weak Christmas sales.