Tag: European Markets

December 6, 2022

European stock markets are likely to open negative on Tuesday tracking losses in Asian peers and overnight losses on Wall Street. Stronger-than-expected services activity data from the U.S. on Monday renewed fears of further tightening by the Fed, which eclipsed […]

May 5, 2021

European markets closed higher on Wednesday, reacting positively to some upbeat earnings reports and encouraging economic data that indicate a fairly strong global economic rebound. Mining stocks moved higher as copper prices rose past a key psychological level of $10,000 […]

January 14, 2021

European markets closed higher on Thursday as investors looked ahead to an announcement from U.S. President-elect Joe Biden about additional fiscal stimulus, and reacted positively to encouraging updates on the coronavirus vaccine front. According to reports Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot […]

December 3, 2020

Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street, keeping major indexes hovering near record highs. The S&P 500 edged up less than 0.1% in the early going Thursday, nudged along by gains in technology and industrial companies. Investors are keeping […]

November 5, 2020

U.S. futures and world shares surged on Thursday as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. presidential election and embraced the upside of more gridlock in Washington. European markets opened higher after a day of gains in Asia, while the […]

March 13, 2020

European stocks rose Friday and Wall Street was set to gain on the open after turbulent trading in Asia and a day after the market’s worst session in over three decades. Shares rose in Paris and London but fell 6.1% […]

February 18, 2020

European stocks came under pressure on Tuesday, with chip makers heading south after Apple warned it will miss its quarterly revenue target due to coronavirus fallout, while shares of HSBC slid as it announced a profit slump and suspension of […]

December 23, 2019

European equity markets struggled to build on record highs on Monday, as investors appeared to take a breather at the start of a holiday-shortened week. The benchmark Stoxx 600 SXXP, +0.03% traded flat at 418.57, after closing out Friday’s session […]

November 8, 2019

European stocks fell on Friday as investors cooled on prospects for global trade developments, with losses for Swiss luxury goods group Compagnie Financière Richemont SA CFR, -4.55% and French bank Crédit Agricole SA, along with major oil companies. The Stoxx […]

October 25, 2019

European stocks edged lower on Friday, in the first opportunity for Continental stocks to react to Vice President Mike Pence’s critical comments toward China, as earnings season continued to generally favorable investor reaction. After closing Thursday at its highest level […]

July 5, 2019

Asian stocks advanced Friday while European markets opened lower as investors waited for American jobs data and details of U.S.-Chinese trade talks. Benchmarks in London and Frankfurt retreated while Shanghai and Tokyo gained. Monthly U.S. employment numbers are expected to […]

May 10, 2019

Stocks edged lower again on Wall Street, sending the S&P 500 down for its fifth consecutive day, as the Trump administration imposed fresh tariffs, escalating the trade war with China. The benchmark American stock market index fell, led by declines […]

April 18, 2019

Major U.S. exchanges will be closed on Good Friday, while the most-watched European markets will be closed on both Good Friday and Easter Monday. Good Friday is a Christian holiday that celebrates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, while Easter Monday […]

February 19, 2019

European stocks were down on Tuesday, as investors responded poorly to earnings from HSBC and BHP Group while trade negotiations between the U.S. and China continue in Washington. HSBC Holdings PLC lost 3% after a disappointing set of annual results. […]

January 17, 2019

European indexes were in the red on Thursday, as French bank Société Générale SA announced it expected its fourth-quarter capital markets revenues to fall by around 20%. In the U.K., Prime Minister Theresa May has survived a no-confidence vote, freeing […]

January 4, 2019

2019’s ugly start for markets looks to be taking a breather on Friday after Asian stocks responded positively to a stimulus package announced by Beijing, and news that renewed trade talks between China and the US are set to take […]

December 18, 2018

European markets were mostly in the red on Tuesday, as crude oil prices plummeted to new lows and investors remained jittery over an expected U.S. interest rate hike. Oil and energy led the decliners. What did markets do? The Stoxx […]

December 10, 2018

A sell-off across Asian and European markets on Monday risked setting a gloomy tone for the week, as more negative news highlighted a slowdown in global growth and rising trade tensions between the United States and China. Major markets from […]

October 9, 2018

European and Asian markets are mixed after the International Monetary Fund lowered its outlook for the world economy, citing the impact of rising interest rates and trade tensions. KEEPING SCORE: Germany’s DAX lost 0.1 percent to 11,930.66 while the CAC […]

August 7, 2018

German stocks were taking the lead in an upbeat European session Tuesday, as equities in the region took inspiration from gains across the globe and investors decided to momentarily set aside global trade anxieties. What are markets doing? The Stoxx […]