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The European markets are mostly higher in early afternoon trading Monday, even as other markets in the region remained in the green after upbeat data on consumer sentiment and leading economic indicators boosted investor confidence in the U.S. in the previous session. The Euro Stoxx 50 index of eurozone...

The UK market turned negative in early afternoon trading Monday, even as other markets in the region remained in the green after upbeat data on consumer sentiment and leading economic indicators boosted investor confidence in the U.S. in the previous session. The Euro Stoxx 50 index of eurozone bluechip...

The French market is higher in early afternoon trading Monday, after upbeat data on consumer sentiment and leading economic indicators boosted investor confidence in the U.S. in the previous session. The Euro Stoxx 50 index of eurozone bluechip stocks is adding 0.14 percent, while the Stoxx Europe...

The German market is moderately higher in early afternoon trading Monday, after upbeat data on consumer sentiment and leading economic indicators boosted investor confidence in the U.S. in the previous session. The Euro Stoxx 50 index of eurozone bluechip stocks is adding 0.14 percent, while the Stoxx...

European stocks are seen opening higher on Monday after improving consumer sentiment data helped to assure investors of the recovery in the world's largest economy. Following the slew of economic data released over the past week, the U.S. economic calendar for this week is relatively light, with...

The Swiss stock market ended Friday's session in positive territory. The market got off to a slow start Friday, but remained in the green in the afternoon. The market received support from the performance of its most heavily weighted defensive stocks. The market also received a boost from the strong...

The European markets finished in the green on Friday, with banks and automakers among the strongest performers. Automakers were up after EU auto registrations increased in April. Credit Suisse also raised the European auto sector to ''Overweight'' from ''Benchmark.'' Banks were up after UBS upgraded...

The European markets are mostly higher, led by automakers and lenders, despite some weak cues from Wall Street where San Francisco Federal Reserve President John Williams indicated Thursday that the Fed may slow the pace of its asset purchases as early as this summer if various labor market indicators...

The UK market is higher in early afternoon trading Friday, despite some weak cues from Wall Street where San Francisco Federal Reserve President John Williams indicated Thursday that the Fed may slow the pace of its asset purchases as early as this summer if various labor market indicators continue to...

The French market is higher in early afternoon trading Friday, despite some weak cues from Wall Street where San Francisco Federal Reserve President John Williams indicated Thursday that the Fed may slow the pace of its asset purchases as early as this summer if various labor market indicators continue...

The German market is higher in early afternoon trading Friday, despite some weak cues from Wall Street where San Francisco Federal Reserve President John Williams indicated Thursday that the Fed may slow the pace of its asset purchases as early as this summer if various labor market indicators continue...

Asian-Market-100912_17May13.jpg European stocks are seen opening largely unchanged on Friday, as a slew of data released overnight raised concerns about the strength of the U.S. economy. Banks could be in focus after the European Banking Authority recommended asset quality reviews on major EU banks, which will delay the next stress...

The Swiss stock market finished in negative territory Thursday, following the sharp rise of the previous two trading sessions. The weak performance of the market's most heavily weighted stocks contributed to the decline, as well as weak economic data from the U.S. in the afternoon. Some of the day's...

The European markets ended Thursday's trading session with mixed results. The recent gains in Europe were largely halted by some weaker than expected economic data released by the United States in the afternoon. Investors were disappointed by the larger than expected increase in weekly jobless claims,...

The European markets are mixed on Thursday, following multi-year highs in the previous session, after some unimpressive earnings news from the region forced investors to exercise caution. Sentiment was also impacted by some mixed cues from Asia. On the economic front, Eurozone's trade surplus more...