Europe up as investors check into hotels
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European equity markets moved higher in morning trade on Wednesday, helped by strength in the oil services, travel and leisure and real estate sectors.  Trading was expected to be quieter than nomal due to the July 4 holiday in the US.
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European stock markets rose strongly in early deals after Wall Street enjoyed sharp gains overnight in the wake of plunging oil prices.
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European stock markets have risen as the mining sector here was bolstered by strong metal prices, and despite slight overnight losses on Wall Street.
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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 stocks were higher on Monday as gains, driven by takeover speculation, offset falling oil producers as crude prices weakened.
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European stock markets pushed upwards in early deals as company news provided a fillip in otherwise cautious trading ahead of a US interest rate decision.
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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 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 made early gains on Monday, led by advances in the banking sector.
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Europe's main stock markets rose on Thursday in light trade after the Christmas break and following slender overnight gains on Wall Street, dealers said.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets rose on Friday as earlier gains in Tokyo offset a subdued overnight performance in New York, dealers said.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets advanced Friday, extending gains after Wall Street powered higher overnight.
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Europe&#39;s main equity markets rose in initial trading on Thursday, with London&#39;s FTSE 100 index of leading shares gaining 0.35 percent to 6,590.20 points
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European stocks have made solid gains in morning deals after a rebound on Wall Street overnight.
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LONDON  - European stock markets rose amid news that the Frankfurt and London stock exchanges are considering a possible tie-up.
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Europe's major stock indices have climbed after Wall Street had rebounded overnight, and on takeover news which included a multi-billion-dollar buy-out of Australian airline Qantas.
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European stocks rose on Monday, buoyed  by M&A activity, while the euro rose against the dollar and  boosted European government bond prices as investors focused on  the U.S. current account deficit.