Food producers lead European stocks lower
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European equities slid to a 13-month low on Friday after a volatile week in which investors fled towards defensive stocks as a slew of broker downgrades put earnings expectations under pressure.
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European equity markets were poised for a weaker open on Thursday following losses on Wall Street in the previous session as a number of companies issued profit warnings.
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Poor performances from the financial sectors left European equity markets lower on Wednesday, but strong results from Spain&#39;s Inditex brightened the retail sector.
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Technology and mining groups led European shares lower on Wednesday, the former soured after U.S. chip group Texas Instruments trimmed its outlook, while the latter was scuppered by a drop in copper prices.
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European equites dropped on Friday to an almost five month low, led down by broker downgrades on food and beverage producers as investors took profits on defensive stocks.
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European equities were lower in early trade on Monday as financial stocks slipped on profit taking while carmakers were hit by a profit warning from Japan's Nissan (NASDAQ:NSANY), which is part owned by Renault.
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European equity markets were sharply lower on Wednesday, with technology and growth stocks leading the slump on fears a four-year bull market was coming to an end.
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European equities were lower on Monday as technology stocks, industrial groups and financial services companies slipped following gains last week.
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European stocks, which have performed strongly recently, have fallen back sharply in morning trading, with London banking shares undermined by concern about bad debts and French exporters hit by weakness of the dollar.
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European equity markets fell on Monday as weakness in financial and mining stocks offset strength in drugmakers.
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Leading European stock markets fell in morning trading on Wednesday, but by less than a sharp setback on Tuesday on fears of a US economic slowdown and an overheated stock market in China, dealers said.
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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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Banks led European equities lower on Friday, but bid activity helped keep the market afloat after Nasdaq made an offer for Stockholm bourse operator OMX.
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European stock markets fell back from a 28-month peak Tuesday as the euro hovered just below the &#36;1.30 mark and as oil prices steadied after their recent &#36;10 pullback from all-time highs.
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European stocks were headed for a weaker start on Friday, with profit taking likely to be the focus after a lacklustre session on Wall Street and few corporate earnings to drive the market.
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European equities moved fractionally lower on Thursday as investors booked profits in the wake of rising oil prices.
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European shares fell on Friday as weakness for banks followed results from Swedbank and news of a US acquisition by Spain's BBVA.