European Stocks Decline in Reaction to Worries over Region’s Debt Crisis - January 11, 2012 23:58

Stock markets in Europe declines on Wednesday in reaction to escalating concerns over euro zone sovereign debt crisis. The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.4 percent to 249.9 for the day. Energy sector took the major hit today’s session. The negative sentiments dominated after the comments of David Riley, Head of Fitch who said that […]

Stock Markets in Europe Fell on the Region’s Debt Fears - January 5, 2012 23:55

European stock markets fell on Thursday in reaction to escalating debt crisis of the region. Italy and Spain have again taken a major hit as the yield on Spanish bonds increased substantially. There was also rumor in the market that the Spanish Government may seek loans from the International Monetary Fund and European Union’s Rescue […]

European Stocks move in Bullish Rally Triggered by Successful Italian Bonds Auction - December 29, 2011 1:21

European stock markets rallied on Wednesday in reaction to successful Italian bond auction. In the latest auction the Italian Treasury managed to sell six month bills at an average yield of 3.25 percent as compared to 6.5 percent in its last auction. The treasuries also saw high demand totally 9 billion euros for the day […]

European Stock Markets Remain Under Pressure on Debt Worries - December 21, 2011 23:52

Stock markets in Europe fell on Wednesday in reaction to the escalating debt problems for the region. The European Central Bank disclosed that 523 of European banks applied for funding from central bank totally the amount to 489 billion euros equivalent to $641 billion. Analysts expected the funding request to accumulate up to 310 billion […]

European Stock Markets Fell in Reaction to Global Growth Worries - November 23, 2011 22:52

European stock markets closed on negative note on Wednesday as the several disappointing economic indicators escalated uncertainty among investors. Investors were also shaken over the disappointing German bond auction and weak manufacturing report from China. German 10-year bond auction saw a very sluggish response from the market and hardly the touched the planned figure of […]

FTSE Falls on Bearish Sentiments at Mining Sector - April 12, 2011 23:38

FTSE 100 index declined below 6,000 levels on Tuesday as all the mining sector stood in red zone. Despite negative sentiments at London Stock Exchange stocks in travel, healthcare and defense industry posted high capital gains. The FTSE 100 index declined 1 percent to 5,994.12 on Tuesday’s midday trading. Other European stock markets indexes such […]

FTSE 100 Gains mainly led by Mining Sector - March 30, 2011 21:41

London’s FTSE 100 index surged 0.5 percent or 30 points to 5,962 in start of the session on Wednesday. The surge was mainly triggered by bullish sentiments from US and Asian stock markets. The index however closed 0.27 percent or 16.13 points up to 5,948.30 for the day. Mining sector stocks were major performers at […]