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European shares flat following mixed earnings

February 13, 2013 13:15
* FTSEurofirst 300 flat, Euro STOXX 50 up 0.05 pct * Data shows Europe earnings lag U.S. results * Buy call spreads, Global Equities's Thebault says By Blaise Robinson PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - European shares were flat on Wednesday morning, hovering below the top of a six-day trading range, with investors buffeted by a raft of mixed corporate results.

European shares dip as Novo Nordisk hits U.S. hurdle

February 11, 2013 08:45
* FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.3 pct, Euro STOXX 50 up 0.1 pct * Novo Nordisk hits U.S. hurdle, Sanofi rallies * Ahold boosted by ICA stake sale * Full-year trend remains up By Francesco Canepa LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - European shares dipped on Monday as sharp falls in pharma group Novo Nordisk outweighed rallies in rival Sanofi and Dutch retailer Ahold.

European stock index futures signal early gains

February 8, 2013 04:30
PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - European stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Friday, halting this week's slide as robust trade data from China boosts sentiment and eclipses simmering worries over the euro zone economic outlook. At 0703 GMT, futures for Euro STOXX 50, for Germany's DAX and for France's CAC were up 0.3-0.4 percent.

Europe stock 'fear gauge' jumps to 2-1/2-month high

February 6, 2013 10:30
PARIS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Euro STOXX 50 Volatility Index , or VSTOXX, Europe's widely-used measure of investor risk aversion, hit a 2-1/2 month high on Wednesday afternoon as European stocks resumed their sell-off. The VSTOXX, based on put and call options on Euro STOXX 50 shares, is used to measure the cost of protecting stock portfolios against corrections as it usually moves in the opposite direction to cash equities.

Europe shares extend recovery, gains capped

February 6, 2013 06:45
* FTSEurofirst 300 up 0.4 pct, Euro STOXX 50 up 0.1 pct * Euro STOXX 50 capped by 50-day moving average * Cholet Dupont strategist recommends buying on dips By Blaise Robinson PARIS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - European stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, extending the previous session's recovery with an upbeat outlook from ArcelorMittal reassuring investors. Shares in the world's largest steelmaker gained 2.3 percent, bouncing back from a recent 10 percent slide after the company forecast improved demand and earnings in 2013.

European stock index futures turn flat

January 29, 2013 04:15
LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - European stock index futures turned flat just ahead of the cash market open on Tuesday as investors consolidated a push to multi-month highs on several key indexes. At 0755 GMT, futures for the Euro STOXX 50 were flat. To read more about the factors affecting European stocks, please click

European shares rally on German growth hopes

January 25, 2013 09:00
* Euro STOXX 50 up 0.7 pct, FTSEurofirst 300 up 0.2 pct * Strong Ifo survey boosts growth expectations * Germany's DAX hits 5-year high * Euro zone banks rally on ECB loan repayment plans * Nokia down 5.4 pct on cash concerns By Francesco Canepa LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - European shares rallied on Friday as strong economic data out of Germany boosted expectations Europe's largest economy can help drag the region out of crisis.

European stock 'fear gauge' hits near six-year low

January 25, 2013 06:45
PARIS, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The Euro STOXX 50 Volatility Index , or VSTOXX, Europe's widely-used measure of investor risk aversion, hit a near six-year low on Friday in a strong signal of growing appetite for equities. The VSTOXX, based on put and call options on Euro STOXX 50 stocks, fell 3.5 percent to as low as 14.77, a level not seen since early 2007, before the start of the U.S. subprime crisis that triggered the world's biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression. (Reporting by Blaise Robinson; editing by Simon Jessop)

Europe shares inch up; banks hit by profit taking

January 23, 2013 13:00
PARIS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - European shares inched higher on Wednesday, with a key index moving back towards a near two-year high hit recently, although a bout of profit taking on banking and insurance shares limited the market's rise. Corporate results were in the spotlight, with shares of Unilever gaining 3.1 percent after the consumer-goods giant posted better-than-expected sales while Novartis added 4.1 percent after the Swiss pharmaceuticals group unveiled a reassuring sales growth forecast.

European stock index futures signal higher open

January 23, 2013 03:30
LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - European stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher start on Wednesday on expectations of a strong fourth-quarter earnings season and on signs that a four-month extension of the U.S. debt limit could be passed later in the day. At 0704 GMT, futures for Euro STOXX 50, Germany's DAX and France's CAC were flat to 0.2 percent higher.
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