European stocks at 3-month low, caught in global slide

(Reuters) - European shares fell across the board on Thursday, suffering their biggest daily drop in more than four months as a worsening environment for financing takeovers and worries about U.S. housing sparked risk aversion.

The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index closed 2.6 percent lower at a provisional 1,530.6, the lowest finish since April 2 and down for the third day in a row.


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European stocks drop to one-week closing low

(Reuters) - European stocks tumbled from fresh 6-1/2 year highs to their lowest close in a week on Tuesday as profit warnings from U.S. heavyweights including retailer Sears Holdings spooked investors.

The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index closed unofficially down 1.1 percent at 1,608.3 points, its lowest close since July 2. It earlier reached 1,630.96, its highest level since November 2000.


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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks, bonds turn higher after U.S. data

(Reuters) - "It's good news for the bond market, and so that means bond
yields will come down, and lead to a firmer tone in stock
data... This suggests that core inflation is moderating, but as
the Fed said, it isn't conclusive yet," said Scott Brown, chief
economist at Raymond James & Associates in Florida.




The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European companies
pared losses, down 0.2 percent at 1,592.28.


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European shares rise, economic data eyed

(Reuters) - European shares tracked Asian markets higher early on Friday, supported by banks and oil stocks, as investors trained their sights on a raft of economic data after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept rates steady.

At 0704 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 0.36 percent at 1,601.57 points.


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Europe shares hit 6-1/2 yr high as E.ON, ASML star

(Reuters) - European shares tracked Asian and U.S. stocks higher early on Thursday to hit fresh six-and-a-half year highs, with German utility E.ON and Dutch chip equipment maker ASML buoyed by plans to return money to shareholders.

At 0756 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 0.6 percent at 1,609.41 points, with shares on Germany's DAX outperforming peers in Britain and France with a 1-percent increase.


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European stocks track global markets lower

(Reuters) - European stocks eased early on Friday, led by lacklustre miners, as investors took their lead from losses on global markets as fears about U.S. growth and Chinese equities weighed.

The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares fell 0.3 percent to 1,592.7 points, its lowest level in a week, following a 1.2 percent slide for Tokyo's Nikkei index.


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