Takeover news caps falls on European stock markets
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European stock markets tumbled on fears of a sell-off on Wall Street, but losses were capped by takeover activity in the tobacco and retail sectors, dealers said Wednesday.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets fell in opening deals on Wednesday after Wall Street had finished slightly lower overnight.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets mainly fell on Friday after a mixed showing by Wall Street overnight.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets slid on Friday, with British home lender Northern Rock shedding a quarter of its market value after relying on the Bank of England to solve its lack of liquidity.
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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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Europe&#39;s main stock markets fell in morning deals on Wednesday after Wall Street had finished slightly lower overnight, traders said.
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European shares dropped on Friday as the euro rallied to a 1-1/2-year high, while French energy services group Technip <TECF.PA) rose on takeover rumors.
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European stock markets sagged as investors awaited key interest rate calls in both Britain and the euro zone, despite a raft of positive earnings news.
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Weak energy and banking stocks pushed European shares lower on Thursday, while Air France  shares fell on news it was in tentative merger talks with ailing Italian airline Alitalia .
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets fell Tuesday amid mixed corporate earnings news, and despite a rise by Wall Street overnight.
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European shares dipped Monday as investors digested news that the German government was selling up to 4 billion euros worth of shares in Deutsche Telekom and as news of weak Asian profits hit Philips.
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European stock markets eased back in early trading, despite a recent flurry of takeover news which analysts said highlighted rising confidence among cash-rich companies.
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Weak energy and banking stocks pushed  European shares lower on Thursday, while Air France   shares fell on news it was in tentative merger talks with  ailing Italian airline Alitalia (AZPIa.MI).
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European shares fell on Friday as the euro rallied to a 1-1/2-year high, hurting the export reliant car sector, while investor sold off insurers on fading sector consolidation hopes.
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Shares in European travel-related firms and reinsurers fall as investors worry about the impact of Asia's earthquake disaster.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets dropped in morning trading on Wednesday in the wake of heavy falls to Chinese equities.
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Losses for heavily-weighted banks and oil stocks led European equity markets lower on Monday, but consolidation in the tourism sector kept the market alert to M&amp;A activity.