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European shares fell in opening trade today after a three-day rally sparked by hopes of more aggressive stimulus to shore up the global economy ravaged by the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Shares in London had sank 3.3% so far this morning, while shares in Paris fell by 1.6% and the Frankfurt market was […]

European shares fell in opening trade today after a three-day rally sparked by hopes of more aggressive stimulus to shore up the global economy ravaged by the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Shares in London had sank 3.3% so far this morning, while shares in Paris fell by 1.6% and the Frankfurt market was […]

European shares steadied in opening trade this morning after their worst weekly showing since the 2008 financial crisis. Shares were higher on rising hopes that major central banks will step in to counter the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on global growth.  The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 1.8% after a 12% slump last week, […]

European shares edged lower today after recording their worst losses since June 2016 in the previous session. Trading was still dominated by concern that the coronavirus outbreak is spreading fast outside China. After opening up about 0.4%, the pan-European STOXX 600 shed those gains more than hour into trading to trade 0.3% lower.  Banking shares were […]

European shares edged lower today after recording their worst losses since June 2016 in the previous session. Trading was still dominated by concern that the coronavirus outbreak is spreading fast outside China. After opening up about 0.4%, the pan-European STOXX 600 shed those gains more than hour into trading to trade 0.3% lower.  Banking shares were […]

European shares notched a fresh record high on Wednesday, as a decline in the number of new coronavirus cases and hopes of more stimulus from Beijing helped a recovery from fears of a sustained hit to global supply and demand. DUBLIN Glanbia, which is due to publish full-year results next week, was one of the […]

European shares tumble amid trade tensions European shares dropped broadly on Thursday as investors shunned risky assets while waiting to see whether United States and China manage to avoid a trade war which would damage the global economy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index had dropped 0.7pc by 0720 GMT, touching a fresh four-week low. US […]