Europe Stock Market Indexes

Global recession fears lead to heavy FTSE losses

The London market suffered a second session of heavy losses today as fears over the scale of the global recession continued to haunt stocks. A late sell-off on Wall Street fuelled the gloom as the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

Shares4Schools: Students hope to build on last year's performance

Pupils at Bablake School have picked a tricky subject in the Shares4Schools competition, as recession bites and volatility continues to dominate stock markets. Tricky choice: the student investment team at Bablake School is...

Hot small caps: Bid talk helps Taylor Wimpey buck market weaknes

LONDON (Reuters) - The following is a round-up of key small cap movers on the London stock market on Monday. 12:41 p.m. - Bid talk helps Taylor Wimpey buck market weakness Shares in Taylor Wimpey , the UK's largest...

Crude sliding on global recession fears

Oil below $56 as Japan announces its economy is shrinking Oil prices fell below $56 a barrel Monday as news that Japan fell into recession highlighted investor fears that a global economic slowdown will hurt crude demand. By...

Financial markets glum after G20 meeting

The Canadian Press TORONTO -- The weekend meeting of the Group of 20 national leaders has produced no noticeable improvement of sentiment on global financial markets. European stock indexes are down, Wall Street index futures...

Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Devro gains on update; Investec hikes target

STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Stocks on the move Real-time Equity News 14.50GMT 17Nov2008-Devro gains on update; Investec hikes target Shares in Devro gain 5.9 percent after the sausage skin maker's third quarter interim...

Global stocks tumble as Japan falls into recession

AFP – An elderly man looks at an electronic board showing the stock index at a securities company in Chengdu, … LONDON (AFP) – Global stock markets slumped Monday as the bad news on the financial crisis got worse, with Japan,...

Market overview: FTSE 100 is down 81 (ShareCast)

LONDON (ShareCast) - 1502: Banks remain the bleakest sector but mining stocks are not far behind, with Kazakhmys (LSE: ) the worst performers. FTSE 100 is down 81 at 4,151. 1344: The top three fallers among Footsie ( books and...

Banks hit hard by Citigroup job cuts

By Ailish O'Hora Tuesday November 18 2008 European shares declined yesterday as mounting concerns about a global recession and Citigroup's plan to slash about 50,000 jobs hurt bank stocks, while miners tracked weaker metals...

Morning Market Recap: Job Cuts and G20 Disappointment Weigh on Markets

A massive job cut at Citigroup and no concrete answers from the G20 summit have put a negative tone into markets on Monday. North American equity futures are down slightly, the U.S. dollar is lower and Treasuries are mixed....