European Shares

Recession bullet dodged? Markets eye new high on US-China trade truce hopes

Hopes of a trade truce between the United States and China this month fuelled the optimism, with some more details being filled in on what's expected to be a "phase one" agreement.

H&M leads European shares lower after sales miss, telecoms rise

MILAN (Reuters) - European shares dipped in early dealing on Friday, weighed down by disappointing trading updates from fashion brands H&M and Ferragamo and continued weakness among banking stocks.

European shares rise near four-week high, helped by banks

Traders said markets will likely remain quiet before the much awaited Fed meeting

European shares unfazed as efforts to form 3-way German coalition govt fail

While political uncertainty in Germany did not have a broader market impact there were some stocks in the energy sector that were affected with rising European shares

European shares hit a 5-month high on strong earnings, dovish ECB

Stocks gains were also underpinned by strong earnings that boosted bank shares such as UBS and Royal Bank of Scotland, while tech stocks gained following upbeat earnings reports from US giants

European shares flat after Wall Street tech selloff, Korean tensions

Asian stocks wilted in line with Wall Street overnight

European shares lower as UBS weighs on banks; Tesco surges

Booker shares hit a record high and were the top gainer, up more than 15 percent

European shares pull back from one-year high as next slumps

The move dragged down other high street retailers with UK exposure

European shares touch 2-week high as US Fed keeps rates unchanged

Energy shares were also in demand after oil prices also rose on a weaker dollar

European shares edge higher before key US data

Economists expect US non-farm payrolls to have increased by 180,000 jobs last month

European shares set new 2-week high, Commerzbank gains

Analysts said however that investors were reluctant to place strong bets ahead of a slew of US economic data this week

European shares set for biggest weekly fall since July

Sweden's Nibe jumped 4.3 per cent after reporting a pretax profit just above forecast

European shares pulled back from 7-week highs by industrials

K&S fell to a three year low, with the potash firm down 12 per cent since results were announced last week

European shares buoyed by upbeat earnings, Henkel hits record

Also in Germany, shares of SAP and Adidas climbed to record highs

European shares steady, Novozymes, E.ON drop on weak updates

Danish telecoms company TDC gained 5.8 per cent after posting a strong Q2 report

European shares flat; Altice jumps after results

Shares in Altice surged more than 10 per cent after the company said that second-quarter core operating profit grew 2.7 per cent

European stocks lifted by rise in banking shares

STOXX Europe 600 Bank index advanced 1 per cent, helped by a 2.8 per cent rise at Barclays

European shares hit two-week lows, yen rises as Japan backs stimulus

Oil fell again, with US crude dipping below $40 a barrel as a supply glut weighed on prices

European shares slip on cautious company updates, Zalando soars

Banks were also under pressure, with the European banking index down 1% and Italian banks falling nearly 2%