Miners Lead European Stocks Down
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European shares eased on Wednesday with  mining stocks soft after sharp falls in metal prices and  concerns about the strong euro hitting growth, but auto makers  like Porsche rose after strong sales data.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets mostly took a step back on Tuesday after a weak performance by Wall Street overnight.
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Technology stocks led European shares  downwards on Thursday after disappointing earnings reports from  sector leaders around the globe.
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Shares in banks fall throughout Europe as savers withdraw money from British lender Northern Rock.
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European shares snapped a three-day winning streak yesterday and ended slightly lower, with bid activity propping up telecoms, while heavily-weighted oil majors Shell and BP eased.
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World equities lost steam Wednesday, with European stock markets turning lower despite bumper gains in Asia and after the European Central Bank hinted it was not about to cut eurozone interest rates.
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European shares closed lower on Thursday as oil and gas companies weighed down indexes already under pressure from transport stocks such as Air France-KLM.
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European equity markets moved lower on Thursday as investors remained cautious in the face of record oil prices and slowing economic growth.
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European equity markets recovered some poise after a weaker open on Monday, as London&#39;s mining stocks and oil groups helped offset losses for banks.
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European equity markets moved lower in early trade on Thursday as investors remained cautious in the face of record oil prices and slowing economic growth.
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Sharp falls in Anglo American and miner Gold Fields pushed South Africa&#39;s benchmark JSE Top-40 index 1.7 percent lower on Monday.
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The leading share index fell below 6,000 points for the first time since August 2007, with mining issues the biggest casualties amid fears of a global economic slowdown, dealers said Wednesday.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets fell in opening deals on Wednesday after Wall Street had finished slightly lower overnight.
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European equity markets fell on Monday as weakness in financial and mining stocks offset strength in drugmakers.
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Weak insurance and leisure companies dragged European shares lower on Monday as investors feared large damage payouts and a loss of holiday bookings after Asia's tsunami disaster which killed more than 22,000 people.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets fell in early trading Tuesday, with London dragged down by oil and mining stocks and following overnight losses on Wall Street.
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Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale led European stocks markets lower on Monday after a downgrade by Citigroup (NYSE:C), as losses in Asian markets stoked fears of a recession.