HBOS Relief Spurs European Share Gains
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Banks and insurers pushed European shares higher on Wednesday, with Britain&#39;s HBOS spearheading the gains on relief it would not be wading into a bidding war for domestic banking peer Abbey.
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European stocks have soared with London's FTSE 100 shares index hitting 6,000 points as investors seized on strong gains by US and Japanese shares, falling oil prices and a buoyant mining sector.
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European shares rose on Friday, supported  by Wall Street's strong close, with standout gains from  TeliaSonera's pledges to trim its costs and as takeover talk  lifted UK cigarette maker Gallaher.
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British bank HBOS  said profits should rise 4 percent this year but flagged a 180 million-pound ($368 million) hit on the value of assets due to the credit crunch and a squeeze on margins, knocking its shares.
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European equity markets were higher on Monday, buoyed by Friday&#39;s strong session on Wall Street and some snippets of bid activity.
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European share indexes opened a touch firmer on Wednesday as a deluge of company updates flooded the market, with mobile phone giant Vodafone leading the way higher after posting a big rise in subscriber numbers.
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European stock markets rose in early deals, boosted by a strong rally on Wall Street overnight, 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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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 equities moved higher on Wednesday thanks to a number of solid earnings releases, but gains were capped by losses in the heavily weighted pharmaceuticals sector.
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European equity markets were lifted by a rebound in the financial sectors on Tuesday, with Italy's Capitalia leading banks higher after Spain's Santander was reported to be poised to raise its stake to around 5 per cent.
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European stock markets have powered ahead following strong gains by US and Japanese shares, with London's FTSE 100 leading the charge as heavyweight miners soared over 3.0 percent.
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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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UK bank HBOS says profits will "comfortably exceed" expectations and announces plans to buy back up to Â£750m of shares.
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Europe's main stock markets have rebounded after heavy losses this week that were triggered by fears of a US-led economic slowdown, analysts said Thursday.
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LONDON: European stocks posted firm gains yesterday as takeover speculation provided a boost to sentiment and drug makers rebounded from last week&#39;s heavy falls.
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European shares rise in early trade on Friday, after the recent three-day fall in markets across the globe.