European equities markets declined Tuesday on quarterly reports that disappointed, a decline in German investor confidence, continuing concerns about debt in the region, a report that inflation climbed in the UK last month and a drop in new housing starts in the United States. The FTSE 100 was down 1.06 percent in London, while the [...]

European equities markets were lower Monday as banks declined on Standard & Poor’s move to cut Greece’s credit rating from B to BB minus. The FTSE 100 was down 0.57 percent to 5,942.69 in London, while the FTSE 250 dropped 0.09 percent to 11,896.1 as banks dropped, the utilities sector was mostly lower, airlines and [...]

Most equities markets in Europe were higher Friday on the news that the US economy added 244,000 non-farm jobs last month, many more than the 185,000 jobs expected to be added, although the US unemployment rate was also up for the first time since November, to 9 percent in April from 8.8 percent in March [...]

Equities markets declined in Europe Wednesday on disappointing quarterly results in the region and after new data from the Institute for Supply Management showed that the US services sector expanded at its slowest rate in eight months. The FTSE 100 was down 1.62 percent to 5,984.07 in London, while the FTSE 250 dropped 0.88 percent [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

European equities markets were higher Tuesday as traders returned after the four-day weekend in observance of Easter. The FTSE 100 added 0.85 percent to 6,069.36 in London, while the FTSE 250 was up 0.5 percent to 11,869.4, with miners and the energy sector mixed while the technology sector was mostly higher, airlines saw gains on [...]

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 [...]

Equities markets were mixed in Europe Monday, with the FTSE 100 up 0.12 percent to 6,016.98 in London, while the FTSE 250 gained 0.49 percent to 11,766.6. In the telecommunications sector, Vodafone (LSE: VOD) was up by more than 2 percent before ending slightly lower on the sale of its stake in a French mobile [...]

European equities markets were higher Thursday, as Portugal came closer to asking for a bailout after the Prime Minister there turned in his resignation and Fitch Rating cut the nation’s credit rating to A minus, although Portuguese officials continued to deny that they are getting ready to ask for help. The FTSE 100 was up [...]