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 [...]

Europe’s equities market declined Monday on continuing worries about debt concerns in the region as Greece got ready to ask for another bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. The FTSE 100 was 0.04 percent lower to 5,923.69 in London, while the FTSE 250 dropped 0.46 percent to 11,943.5, with miners mostly [...]

Most equities markets around the globe were lower Thursday, hurt by new declines in crude oil and metals prices, which fell significantly again on Wednesday. Europe’s equities markets were also hurt by new data from the European Union that showed industrial production in the region down unexpectedly in March. The FTSE 100 was down 0.52 [...]

Equities markets in Europe were mixed Wednesday, with London markets declining after the Bank of England said inflation could be as high as 5 percent later in the year. The FTSE 100 was down 0.71 percent to 5,976 in London, while the FTSE 250 dropped 0.31 percent to 12,017.9 as Pace plc (LSE: PIC) made [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

European equities markets were higher Wednesday, although London’s markets were mixed, with the FTSE 100 was 0.02 percent lower to 6,068.16 in London, while the FTSE 250 added 0.22 percent to 11,895 as the Office of National Statistics announced that the UK’s gross domestic product was up 0.5 percent in the first quarter of 2011 [...]

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 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 [...]