European Shares

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Wall St follows European shares higher after solid retail sales data

All three major US stock indexes advanced in early trading and the dollar built on recent gains after a report from the Commerce Department showed stronger-than-expected retail sales, and the Labor Department's initial jobless claims data landed below economists' estimates

European shares sit pretty, govt bond yields edge off recent lows

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield dipped to 3.65% after the Thanksgiving holiday, its lowest since Oct. 5 and down from as high as 4.34% in mid-October.

Shares slip, dollar dominates as recession fears rise

Fresh disruption to energy supplies in Europe further raised concerns about the continent's economic outlook following hawkish signals from European Central Bank policymakers.

World shares mostly higher after weak 2Q GDP for China

Wall Street has been assessing the latest government reports showing that inflation remains hot and shows no signs of cooling, even as central banks try to loosen its grip on businesses and consumers by hiking interest rates.

Brexit fear factor sends global stocks spinning

With the world economy looking shaky, and surprisingly weak jobs figures last month suggesting even the United States is not ready for higher interest rates, concerns over the economic fallout of a Brexit have lurked in the background for weeks.

European shares fall, JC Decaux and Raiffeisen slump

The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index and the European STOXX 600 index were both down by 0.6 percent.

Nifty may open up; Asia mixed, oil up before US contract expiry

Asia markets were trading mixed after US equities squeezed out gains overnight. The Nikkei 225 was up 1.94 percent despite having been under pressure in recent weeks due to the yen‘s strength against the USD. The Hang Seng gained 0.23 percent while the Shanghai Composite was off 0.33 percent.

European shares knocked back by banks and miners

Banks were down 3.4 percent, among the top sectoral fallers. The sector is down over eight percent so far this week as concerns over profitability in a low-growth, low-interest rate environment have knocked confidence in the sector.

Brief Bloomberg outage hits financial markets globally

The lack of price visibility was blamed for accelerating a sell-off in European shares, while trading volumes in German government bond futures contracts fell by around a third.

Equities up, aided by US manufacturing data; dollar higher

Much of Europe's stock markets were closed ahead of the holiday. The euro zone blue chip Euro STOXX 50 rose 0.06 percent on Tuesday but rose 4.5 percent in the five days leading into the Christmas break.

European shares hit two-month low on Fed jitters

Investors lowered their exposure to riskier assets after a provisional budget deal in Washington this week eased some of the fiscal drag on the US economy.

French data, Apple sales lift European shares

Manufacturing activity across France hit a 17-month high in July according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) survey, pointing to an emerging recovery in the euro zone's second-biggest economy.

World stocks shaky ahead of US jobs data

The dollar was under pressure on Friday and shares were on track for a third straight week of losses as markets suffered an uneasy run-up to US jobs data later in the session.

European shares at 5-year highs

The dollar's strong performance took the shine off gold, which typically serves as an alternative to the US currency. Spot gold fell as much as 1.5 percent to a low of USD 1,426.40 an ounce.

European shares hit five-year highs

It was spurred past the key 100 level when weekly US jobless claims fell to five-year low, just over month after the Bank of Japan unveiled a massive stimulus plan to boost the economy.

US data adds to growth worries, shares volatile

Stock markets around the world dipped on Thursday, fluctuating between gains and losses as investors worried about the economic outlook following weak US data but also looked for a rebound from recent declines.

European shares, euro inch up after Cyprus bailout

European shares and the euro inched higher on Tuesday, although gains were limited by fears that Cyprus's raid on bank deposits could become the template for future euro zone bailouts.

European shares dip further on Cyprus worries

European shares dipped on Friday, putting a key index on track for its worst weekly drop since November, as worries over Cyprus' bailout problems dented sentiment.

EU slide, limp Rail Budget dim outlook: Baliga

Independent analyst Ambareesh Baliga told CNBC-TV18 that his outlook has turned less optimistic with the market-slide across the eurozone and a limp Railway Budget

European shares up on rekindled rate cut hopes

European shares rose and the euro hovered near a two-week low on Friday after the European Central Bank rekindled expectations that it could cut interest rates again

European shares flat, supported by growth outlook

European shares edged up but the euro fell and German bonds trimmed their losses on Monday as a resurgence of worries about Europe undermined positive sentiment stemming from stronger U.S. and Chinese economic data.

European shares fall for second straight day

European shares fell for a second straight day and the euro halted its recent rally, as weak German retail sales and poor earnings at its biggest bank added to investors' nerves after a shock fourth quarter contraction in the US economy.

European shares steady before US data, Fed meeting

European shares consolidated near two-year highs on Tuesday and oil prices steadied as investors awaited data on the strength of US economy and a Federal Reserve policy decision later in the week.

European shares dip ahead of ECB loan repayments

The euro hit an 11-month high and European shares dipped on Friday as markets braced for news on how much banks will repay of the one trillion euros in European Central Bank crisis funds that have been keeping them afloat.