Market Report - Europe Close
Europe close: Stocks edge up
European shares were up slightly with Germany's DAX outperforming, while shares in Swedish fashion giant H&M surged after profits smashed estimates.
Europe close: Gains modest but Stoxx 600 and DAX 40 finish at record highs
Europe's Stoxx 600 index finished at another record high on Tuesday despite only modest gains, with markets driven higher by strong gains on Germany's DAX 40.
Europe close: Stocks edge up ahead of Easter break
European stocks were mostly higher on Monday ahead of the long Easter weekend and as investors took stock of a slew of rate decisions during the preceding week and dovish comments from policy makers that sent the Stoxx 600 index to record highs.
Europe close: Stocks mostly in the green amid dearth of fresh triggers
European stocks were mostly higher at the end of the week, as traders and investors digested a raft of interest rate decisions and dovish comments from central bankers over the course of the week.
Europe close: Stoxx 600 hits another high on rate-cut hopes
Europe stocks jumped on Thursday as monetary-easing hopes drove the Stoxx 600 index to another all-time closing high, with strong gains in London, Frankfurt and Madrid offsetting a subdued performance in Paris and Milan.
Europe close: Stocks little changed ahead of Fed decision
European shares were flat on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting , while shares in luxury goods were down on a sales warning from Gucci owner Kering and UK insurer Prudential tanked on worries over its exposure to China.
Europe close: Stocks snap three-day losing streak after late rally
A positive start on Wall Street sparked a late-afternoon rally in Europe on Tuesday, helping the Stoxx 600 index to rebound after three straight days of losses.
Europe close: Stocks little changed ahead of raft of central bank decisions
European shares were softer on Monday, having started the session higher thanks to upbeat China data.
Europe close: Stocks drop into the red as rally stalls
After a positive start, European stocks fell into the red by the close of play on Thursday with the Stoxx 600 index retreating from a record high after producer-price data from the US dampened sentiment.
Europe close: Stocks ccontinue to move higher
European shares were mostly higher on Wednesday as investors digested data from the US and UK, despite a larger-than-expected fall in eurozone industrial production, while Zalando shares surged after upgrading forecasts.
Europe close: Stoxx 600 hits another record as data lifts sentiment
European stocks rose strongly on Tuesday as data confirmed that German inflation had fallen to its lowest in nearly three years and that wage growth in the UK had eased.
Europe close: Stocks tread water ahead of US inflation data
European shares were lower on Monday after a weak session in Asia and amid a lack of major corporate or economic data to drive sentiment ahead of US inflation figures due out later in the week.
Europe close: Stocks little changed following mixed US jobs report
European markets were little changed as investors digested a somewhat mixed US jobs report.
Europe close: Stoxx 600 hits record high as ECB rate-cut hopes rise
European stocks rose strongly on Thursday with the Stoxx 600 finishing comfortably above the 500 level for the first time ever on the back of dovish comments from the European Central Bank, which lowered its outlook for inflation.
Europe close: Stocks gain on the back of Powell's testimony
European shares extended gains on Wednesday as investors apparently breathed a sigh of relief following US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's congressional testimony.
Europe close: Stocks mixed as investors turn cautious ahead of ECB
European stocks finished mixed on Tuesday with markets across the continent struggling for direction ahead of a key monetary policy decision from the European Central Bank on Thursday.
Europe close: Stocks end mixed ahead of ECB, U.S. jobs report
European shares were little changed on Monday with investors looking ahead to an interest rate decision from the European Central Bank, on Thursday, and the all-important monthly U. S. jobs report due out on the following day.
Europe close: Stocks keep pushing higher
European shares were all higher at the end of the week with German and French issues at or above all-time highs.
Europe close: Stocks finish flat but DAX sets another record
European stocks finished more or less flat on Thursday as analysts waded through a barrage of economic data from home and abroad, with losses in Spain, Italy and France offset by another gain in Germany with the DAX continuing to set new record highs.
Europe close: Stocks end slightly mixed
European stocks ended Wednesday's session in mixed fashion as investors stayed cautious ahead of a US inflation reading on Thursday, while shares in French call centre operator Teleperformance and UK wealth manager St James's Place both tanked.