European equities markets were mostly lower Thursday after US equities markets declined.
The FTSE 100 was 0.11 percent lower to 5,313.95 in London, but the FTSE 250 added 0.54 percent to 10,074.17 as investors hesitated ahead of US data on its gross domestic product, due to be reported on Friday.
The gains on the 250 were led [...]
European equities markets were mostly lower Wednesday, led by declines in London as corporate quarterly results were disappointing and after the US Commerce Department said that durable goods orders fell 1 percent in June against an expected rise of 1 percent.
The FTSE 100 and the FTSE 250 each dropped 0.86 percent, to 5,319.68 and 10,019.7 [...]
European equities markets were mostly higher Tuesday, led by banks after the Basel Committee on Banking Supervisions softened some of its proposed rules on capital and liquidity, including agreeing to let banks’ minority stakes in other financial institutions count as capital, while it added new borrowing restrictions for lenders to cut the risks they may [...]
European equities markets were higher Monday, helped by gains for banks after most European banks had passed stress tests, with only 7 banks failing out of the 91 tested across the region, while the news that US new home sales were up 24 percent in June from May also helped sentiment.
The FTSE 100 was 0.72 [...]
Most European equities markets were slightly higher Friday ahead of the release of results from stress tests on banks in the region, but the FTSE 100 ended down slightly in London.
The FTSE 100 fell 0.02 percent to 5,312.62, while the FTSE 250 added 0.9 percent to 10,093.67.
Semiconductors manufacturer ARM Holdings (LSE: ARM) added 11.5 percent [...]
European equities markets were higher Thursday as both the manufacturing and services sectors expanded unexpected in June, while retail sales advanced more than expected in the UK and several US-based companies in various sectors issued higher profits forecasts.
The FSTE 100 added 1.9 percent to 5,313..81 in London, while the FTSE 250 was up 1.59 percent [...]