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Saturday 19th of May 2012
May 10, 2011

European, US markets see gains as Asia markets remain mixed

European, US markets see gains as Asia markets remain mixed

European markets were higher Tuesday as earnings reports turned positive. The FTSE 100 was up 1.28 percent to 1,149.39 in London, with only for decliners on the session, while the FTSE 250 added 1.34 percent to 12,055.2 with miners and the energy sector higher, the travel and leisure sector mostly higher with hotels operators seeing [...]



May 3, 2011

London markets see gains as most European markets retreat

London markets see gains as most European markets retreat

Most equities markets in Europe were lower Tuesday, but London’s markets saw gains as they returned to work after a four-day weekend to celebrate the royal wedding and a bank holiday, with the FTSE 100 up 0.21 percent to 6,082.88 while the FTSE 250 added 0.01 percent to 12,014.8 as most miners and most of [...]



May 2, 2011

Most European equities markets see gains

Most European equities markets see gains

European markets were mostly higher Monday on the news that a special operations unit of the US military had killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, and after a new report showed that factory activity was up in April in the Eurozone. The Dax was up 0.24 percent to 7,532.81 in Frankfurt, with gains led by [...]



April 28, 2011

European equities markets gain as Asia, US markets are mixed

European equities markets gain as Asia, US markets are mixed

European equities markets saw gains Thursday on lower unemployment in Germany and after the US Federal Reserve decided Wednesday to hold US interest rates steady and said that rates will remain low for some time to come. The FTSE 100 was up 0.03 percent to 6,069.9 in London, while the FTSE 250 gained 1 percent [...]



April 21, 2011

Europe, Asia, US markets gain; London markets mixed

Europe, Asia, US markets gain; London markets mixed

European equities markets were mostly higher on the last day of trade before most of the region takes a four-day weekend in observance of the Easter holiday, but London markets were mixed as the FTSE 100 dropped 0.07 percent to 6,018.3 but the FTSE 250 added 0.46 percent to 11,810.5. The telecommunications sector was mostly [...]



April 20, 2011

Europe, US, Asia equities markets see gains

Europe, US, Asia equities markets see gains

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 [...]



April 19, 2011

London retailers mixed despite sector upgrade

London retailers mixed despite sector upgrade

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 [...]



April 13, 2011

European markets see advances on factory output gains

European markets see advances on factory output gains

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 [...]



April 5, 2011

Chip-related shares see gains in Europe

Chip-related shares see gains in Europe

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 [...]



March 31, 2011

European equities decline on Eurozone inflation

European equities decline on Eurozone inflation

Equities markets in Europe were down Thursday on reports that inflation was up in the Eurozone this month, Moody’s Investors Service said it could still issue more credit ratings cuts in the region, Portugal’s budget deficit was at 8.6 percent of its GDP last year, and regulators in Ireland said that stress tests on four [...]