European shares climb, highlight on aerospace industry
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European stock markets were rising, with the aerospace sector grabbing investors' attention on the eve of public holidays in both the United States and Japan.
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European equities inched cautiously higher on Friday as bid talk lifted the banking sector and airlines got a boost after Ryanair made a surprise offer for newly-listed Aer Lingus.
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European equity markets opened higher on Wednesday, lifted by rallying financial stocks and following gains in the US and Asia.
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European stocks were higher on Wednesday thanks to a strong performance on Wall Street overnight, and fresh merger and acquisition activity.
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European stock markets rose in early afternoon dealing amid a surprise sharp increase in Germany's investor confidence and a string of solid results, analysts said.
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European equity markets have steadied as the aerospace sector drew investors' attention, following another overnight record for Wall Street's Dow Jones index.
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European shares surged to new 5-1/2 year  highs early on Wednesday as an overnight surge in oil prices  lifted heavily-weighted energy shares, helping offset fears of  an earnings slowdown at Credit Agricole .
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European equities were a higher on Wednesday as bank stocks were moved by merger talk, while the broader market took the lead from Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an all-time high.
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European equity markets were higher on Wednesday, lifted by rallying financial stocks and following gains in the US and Asia.
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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 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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European equity markets were higher on Thursday, buoyed by strong results from France Telecom  (NYSE:FTE)and Swiss engineering group ABB (NYSE:ABB) and prospects for restructuring at Italian insurer Generali.
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European equity markets moved a little higher on Monday as industrial stocks were lifted by takeover speculation.
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European shares opened higher on Friday, led by oil heavyweights such as BP ahead of an expected decision by OPEC to trim its output.
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Banks and insurers pushed European  shares higher on Wednesday, with Britain'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 equity markets made a positive start to trading on Monday and moved higher by mid-morning, helped by strength in the banking and carmakers sectors.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets rose on Friday, driven higher by the automaking sector despite overnight losses on Wall Street.