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Europe markets to open higher as investors weigh geopolitical risks, UK markets reopen
The lights of Frankfurt am Main’s banking skyline glow in the last light of day. Boris Roessler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images LONDON — European markets are set to open higher on Tuesday as investors weighed geopolitical risks and U.K. markets are due to reopen after being closed on Monday for a national bank […]
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German police hunt for assailant in festival stabbing that killed 3
Police officers secure access to the crime scene after the Solingen city festival on August 24, 2024 in Solingen, Germany. Andreas Rentz | Getty Images News | Getty Images Police hunted on Saturday for an unknown assailant hours after he killed three people and wounded others in a stabbing attack at a festival in the western German […]
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Europe markets close higher with Fed in focus; UK net borrowing higher than expected
LONDON — European stock markets closed higher Wednesday, rebounding after snapping a long winning streak on Tuesday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index provisionally closed 0.32% higher on Wednesday as nearly all sectors traded positive. Autos climbed 1.45% and mining stocks added 1.02%, while telecoms dipped 0.24%. The regional benchmark closed in the red on Tuesday, snapping a strong […]
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Europe markets close higher with Fed in focus; UK net borrowing higher than expected
LONDON — European stock markets closed higher Wednesday, rebounding after snapping a long winning streak on Tuesday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index provisionally closed 0.32% higher on Wednesday as nearly all sectors traded positive. Autos climbed 1.45% and mining stocks added 1.02%, while telecoms dipped 0.24%. The regional benchmark closed in the red on Tuesday, snapping a strong […]
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European stocks cautiously higher as market uncertainty lingers; Sweden’s Riksbank cuts rates
Casper Hedberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were cautiously higher Tuesday, with market uncertainty lingering over the outlook for interest rate cuts. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.15% in early deals, with sectors and major bourses trading in mixed territory. Tech stocks added 1.28%, while oil and gas fell […]
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European markets start the new trading week in mixed territory
London’s Bishopsgate, the British capital’s financial district. Vuk Valcic | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks started the new trading week in mixed territory, after global markets rallied last week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was marginally lower in opening deals, down 0.08%, with sectors and major bourses diverging. Tech […]
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Europe stocks nudge higher; Sterling gains after UK wage growth falls to two-year low
European stocks closed higher last Friday as investors digested economic data from the region including a preliminary U.K. second-quarter GDP reading, July inflation prints out of France, Spain and Italy, and euro zone industrial production for June. Camilla Cerea | Bloomberg via Getty Images LONDON — European stocks were slightly higher on Tuesday, as market […]
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European markets open higher as rebound continues; U.S., UK inflation in focus this week
The London skyline. Andrea Pucci | Moment Open | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks kicked off the new trading week higher, with U.S. and U.K. inflation data set to dominate focus this week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index nudged 0.3% higher at Monday’s open as investors hunt for signs that last week’s market rout […]
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European markets close mixed after U.S. jobs data boosts sentiment
Tourists visiting the city take boat trips on the canals in Amsterdam, Netherlands on May 25, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks nudged just above the flatline in late trade Thursday, helped along by a revival in confidence around the U.S. economy. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed 0.02% higher […]
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Europe stocks close with strongest gains for nine months as global rebound continues
Europe stocks close higher Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Stoxx 600 index. Europe’s Stoxx 600 index closed 1.56% higher on Wednesday, its best single-session performance for more than nine months. France’s CAC 40 leapt 1.9%, the U.K.’s FTSE 100 was up 1.75% and Germany’s DAX was 1.47% higher. — Jenni Reid Bank stocks climb Stock […]
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