By Blaise Robinson PARIS (Reuters UK) - European share prices retreated on Wednesday, ending at their lowest closing level in a week, as weak economic data for the euro zone fuelled fears of a recession in the region. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European...
WORLD MARKETS Stocks ended at intraday lows after a sharp drop in coal prices weighed heavily on mining stocks, while a solid recovery amid banks placed a cap on losses. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed 0.65 per cent lower...
WORLD MARKETS Shares rose, lifted by robust energy stocks, but ended the month with a 10 per cent decline as a surge in crude prices underscored concerns over inflation. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares rose 0.8 per cent. Oil prices...
WORLD MARKETS European shares ended lower on renewed worries over the US economy but a late recovery in recently hammered banking shares helped the market close off the session's lows. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares ended 0.5 per cent lower...
WORLD MARKETS Stocks slipped to their lowest close in six weeks, weighed by heavy losses in oil stocks, which tracked a sharp fall in the price of crude. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 ended 1.3 per cent lower at 1,311.79. Oil and gas stocks took the most points...
WORLD MARKETS Buoyant oil and commodity stocks offset weaker financials, while gains on Wall Street lent further support to shares. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed 0.96 per cent higher at 1,378.29 - its highest close since January. Gains in oil and mining shares...
WORLD MARKETS Shares rose, led by HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, on better-than- expected results, and energy stocks on high crude oil prices. HSBC rose 1.9 per cent after reporting a year-on-year rise in quarterly profit as growth in Asia and elsewhere helped counter a $3.2bn bad- debt...
WORLD MARKETS Banks and insurers put European shares under pressure, after UBS sought to purge itself of the impact of the credit crisis and Swiss Re announced another round of writedowns. UBS shares fell 5.2 per cent and were the largest negative weight on the broader European...
WORLD MARKETS Stocks fell back after a two-day winning run, as financials such as Swiss bank UBS - off 4.7 per cent - fell on fears of more writedowns and economic data pointed to slower eurozone and US growth. The FTSEurofirst 300 fell 0.4 per cent, having...
WORLD MARKETS Shares hit their lowest close in more than six weeks after data showed the US labour market was struggling. The FTSEuro-first 300 index of top European shares shed 1.1 per cent. Growth worries kept commodity and financial stocks under pressure. France's Veolia Environnement, the world's...
Europe Shares rose for a third session in a row as investors favoured industrial and automotive stocks and shrugged off renewed growth concerns in the US. Siemens added 1.6 per cent after Goldman Sachs upgraded it to "buy" from "neutral". The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 rose 0.2 per...
Europe Shares ended flat after a late rally sparked partly by gains on Wall Street, with mobile phone maker Nokia's 3.3 per cent advance offsetting losses for UBS. The bank shed 3.8 per cent after Switzerland's banking watchdog said UBS and rival Credit Suisse could face more...
Europe Stocks ended flat, and down 2 per cent for the week. The FTSEurofirst 300 index finished unchanged on the day at 1,330.42 points. It is down 11.7 per cent this year but 8.8 per cent above the 14-month low hit in intra-day trading as recently as...
Europe Stocks hit their lowest close in 16 months as fears the US economy might slide into recession clouded investor sentiment. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index ended 0.9 per cent lower at 1,383.16, having also hit its intra-day lowest level since September 2006. Germany's Dax dropped 94.81...
Europe Stocks hit their lowest closing level in 15 months as concern over the probability of a US recession was heightened by Citigroup's record loss and a shock fall in US monthly retail sales. Led by banks, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of topEuropean shares ended down 2.4...
WORLD MARKETS Europe European equities closed at their lowest in three weeks as inflation concerns whacked global markets and soured expectations of further US rate cuts. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 lost 1.6 per cent to 1,491.7, its weakest finish since 27 November. Banks were...
Europe Shares across the Continent gained ground for a third consecutive session as heavyweight mining stocks including Xstrata soared on market talk of consolidation in the sector. Rumours were buzzing that Anglo Amer-ican could launch a bid for the Swiss giant Xstrata, sending its shares up 7.9...
Europe Shares fell for a third straight session, with banks again topping the losers' list as Citigroup's warning of loan losses sparked fresh worries over the impact of credit market woes. UBS, HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland were among the biggest weighted losers, down between 1.6...
Byline: Healthcare has been poorly, but is a government funding injection just what the doctor ordered? The last 12 months have been a headache for healthcare investors. Although they have come to see healthcare as a defensive staple, its potential...
If pan-European growth continues to nosedive, call Allchurches. Their rock-steady European Growth fund, co-managed by Rob Hepworth and head of investments Susan Round until this May, has had the lowest volatility of any in the IMA Europe including UK sector over the last ...
Articles 2007-09-24
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