European Shares Tread Tight Range
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European shares held steady just below 2-1/2 year highs on Thursday with dealers reluctant to make any big bets on the last full day of trading before the Christmas holiday season.
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The European banking sector continued to be hammered on Monday. Shares in French, German and Swiss banks were the hardest hit, but even Spanish and Italian institutions with minimal US subprime exposure could not escape.
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Europe's latest shot across Microsoft's bow shouldn't faze investors.
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European equity markets looked set to give back some of their recent gains on Tuesday as profit taking follows the run up to near four month highs in the previous session.
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European shares edged lower on Tuesday  as seven-week high oil prices and a pullback in top UK  supermarket Tesco weighed.
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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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European stocks dipped on Friday as oil  prices hugged 6-week highs, stoking concerns that higher energy  costs will squeeze corporate profits, with Germany's Epcos  leading the way down after saying it may miss its 2005 sales  and earnings targets.
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European stocks dipped on Friday as oil prices hugged 6-week highs, stoking concerns that higher energy costs will squeeze corporate profits, with Germany's Epcos leading the way down after saying it may miss its 2005 sales and earnings targets.
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Europe's main stock markets struggled to post gains on Friday as crude futures surged to record highs, factors which had also hurt US equity prices overnight, dealers said.
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European stock markets have generally paused for breath in early trading after striking multi-year high points last week.
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Equities fall as Europe fears a wider economic slump.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets were mixed by the half-way stage on Friday after Wall Street had surged overnight.
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European stock markets scaled near-2-1/2 year highs on Friday after strong overnight gains on Wall Street as the euro held off from mounting another assault on &#36;1.30 and as oil prices traded below &#36;48 a barrel.
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European equities were volatile on Tuesday as investors awaited extent of the damage on Wall Street, which was closed on Monday when the world's markets suffered their worst one-day losses since September 11 2001.
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European shares edged lower on Friday surrendering early gains after taking a battering in the previous session, with the market treading water ahead of key inflation data from the US.
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European equities were set for a slow start on Thursday, within sight of five-year highs, but with little in the way of impetus to drive them there.
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Europe's bourses are expected to open slightly firmer on Wednesday as the benchmark price of US dipped below &#36;46 a barrel.