Equities markets were higher globally on Wednesday. In Europe, the FTSE Eurofirst 300 was up 1.74 percent to 1,136.55 while the IBEX added 1.53 percent to 10,535.4, the CAC-40 was 2.46 percent higher to 4,004.62 with only three decliners and the Dax gained 2.98 percent to 7,249.19 with no losers. London’s FTSE 100 added 2.13 [...]

Equities markets in Europe overcame mixed corporate results to see gains Tuesday. The FTSE 100 added 0.46 percent to 5,896.87 in London, while the FTSE 250 was up 0.73 percent to 11,574.5, with the energy sector and miners mostly higher, the retail sector mixed although Citigroup issued a sector-wide upgrade, but banks were lower. The [...]

European markets declined Monday after Standard & Poor’s reduced its long-term outlook for US credit from “stable” to “negataive” although it reiterated its current AAA credit rating, while markets were also hurt by a statement from the International Monetary Fund that called Greece’s debt unsustainable. The FTSE 100 dropped 2.1 percent to 5,870.08, with just [...]

European equities markets were mixed Friday on a gain in consumer confidence, but gains in some markets were held back as new data from China showed that inflation was up more than expected there last month and as Moody’s Investors Service cut its rating on Ireland’s bonds by two notches and issued a negative outlook [...]

Equities markets in Europe were up Wednesday after it was reported that factory output in the Eurozone gained 0.4 percent in February, for the fifth month in a row of advances. The FTSE 100 added 0.77 percent to 6,010.44 in London, while the FTSE 250 was up 0.64 percent to 11,615.8, with banks seeing gains [...]

European equities markets were lower Monday ahead of the start of US quarterly corporate results, scheduled to begin later in the day. The FTSE 100 was down 0.04 percent to 6,053.44 in London, while the FTSE 250 dropped 0.31 percent to 11,689.7 as house builders were lower, while some banks were up on recommendations from [...]

Equities markets in Europe and the US were mostly lower after a new, powerful aftershock hit the region of Japan already affected by the 11 march earthquake and tsunami, but at 11:30 p.m., the magnitude-7.1 quake hit too late to affect Thursday trade in the Asia-Pacific region. Earlier in the session, most European markets were [...]

European equities markets were higher Wednesday after German and Italian banks said they will raise more capital, and on new data showing that that factory orders added 2.4 percent in February over January. The FTSE 100 was up 0.57 percent to 6,041.13 in London, while the FTSE 250 was 0.37 percent higher to 11,781.4 as [...]

European equities markets were mostly lower Tuesday, but technology shares were higher on mergers and acquisitions news in the US semiconductors sector. The FTSE 100 was 0.16 percent lower to 6,007.06 in London, while the FTSE 250 was down 0.25 percent to 11,737.7 with declines in the banking and engineering sectors, while miners and retailers [...]

European equities markets were helped to gains after the US Labor Department reported that employers added 216,000 jobs in March, well over analyst estimates, sending US unemployment to 8.8 percent, down from 8.9 percent last month, with the only dark spot in the report coming from a decline of 14,000 government jobs during the month. [...]