European shares decline before weekend
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets fell on Friday as an overnight rally on Wall Street failed to inspire investors, dealers said.
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U.S. shares are set to open lower on  Friday before the Presidents Day long weekend as investors  focus on economic data, options expiries and bid target Compass  Bancshares , with little of note on corporate earnings.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets dropped in initial trading on renewed worries about the weak US housing market which also caused Wall Street to fall overnight, dealers said Tuesday.
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European stocks slipped Monday as profits were taken following last week&#39;s strong gains. Losses were limited by speculation in the retail sector, however, and the FTSE Eurofirst 300 fell 0.2 per cent to 1,622.19.
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Banks led European equities lower on Friday, but bid activity helped keep the market afloat after Nasdaq made an offer for Stockholm bourse operator OMX.
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European stocks fell Thursday, giving up earlier gains earlier in the day, amid persistent unease about the global economy and as U.S. stocks fell in early trading. Major Asian markets retreated for a third day.
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European shares edged lower on Tuesday  as seven-week high oil prices and a pullback in top UK  supermarket Tesco weighed.
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European equities were lower on Monday as technology stocks, industrial groups and financial services companies slipped following gains last week.
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Losses for heavily-weighted banks and oil stocks led European equity markets lower on Monday, but consolidation in the tourism sector kept the market alert to M&amp;A activity.
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European equity markets fell on Friday afternoon after a smaller-than-expected rise in job creation in the US knocked confidence on Wall Street.
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Europe's main stock markets fell on Tuesday, retracing some of last week's gains after losses overnight on Wall Street and earlier in Asia, dealers said.
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European equity markets were poised for a weaker open on Thursday following losses on Wall Street in the previous session as a number of companies issued profit warnings.
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European shares slipped back in light trading with the London Stock Exchange closed for a bank holiday and New York investors expected to take it easy while the Republican convention is in town.
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U.S. shares are set to open lower on Friday before the Presidents Day long weekend as investors focus on economic data, options expiries and bid target Compass Bancshares , with little of note on corporate earnings.
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After weeks of gains, the broad stock market gave up ground last week, while trading volumes declined in advance of the Memorial Day weekend.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets fell in morning deals on Wednesday after Wall Street had finished slightly lower overnight, traders said.
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European stock markets fell strongly in early trading, hit by profit-taking following a weak overnight showing by Wall Street and gloom for Asian markets.