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Benzinga Market Primer: Thursday, August 22: Fed Minutes Offer Little Guidance, Bets Still On For September Tapering
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 6:45am | 1326The FOMC minutes provided little guidance as to when the Fed will begin to pare its stimulus; however the minutes did confirm that all of the US central bankers were in agreement that the tapering should begin sometime this year. Top News In other news around the markets: In the FOMC minutes, a...
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European Markets Close Higher
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 1:18pm | 58European markets are now closed. Stock markets across Europe performed as follows: The UK FTSE rose 0.3%. The German DAX added 0.8%. The French CAC gained 0.8%. The Spanish IBEX tacked on 1.2%. The Portuguese PSI jumped 0.8%. Positive economic data out of the U.S. and M&A activity in the auto...
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European Markets Close Mostly Lower
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 1:18pm | 58European markets are now closed. Stock markets across Europe performed as follows: The U.K. FTSE finished down 0.03%. The German DAX closed up 0.05%. The French CAC slipped 0.5%. The Spanish IBEX dropped 0.8%. The Portuguese PSI tumbled 1.5%. Investors continued to dump stocks and the euro on...
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European Markets Close Lower
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 1:15pm | 41European markets are now closed. Stock markets across Europe performed as follows: The UK FTSE lost 0.4% The German DAX dipped 0.1% The French CAC shed 0.1% The Spanish IBEX tumbled 1.3% The Portuguese PSI fell 0.5% The euro is lower by 0.9% to $1.3925 against the dollar.
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European Markets Finish Lower
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 12:14pm | 42European markets are now closed. Stock markets across Europe performed as follows: The U.K. FTSE shed 0.6%. The German DAX lost 0.6%. The French CAC dropped 1.1%. The Spanish IBEX fell 1.4%. The Portuguese PSI tumbled 0.6%. The euro is lower by 1.17% against the greenback to $1.2722.
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European Markets Surge; Euro Up
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 12:30pm | 58European markets are now closed. Stocks markets across Europe performed as follows: The U.K. FTSE surged 2.7%. The German DAX gained 2.7%. The French CAC soared 3.8%. The Spanish IBEX rose 3.5%. The Portuguese PSI gained 1.0%. The euro is currently up 0.91% against the dollar to 1.28. Get trading...
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European Markets Fall Again
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 12:24pm | 70European markets are now closed. Stock markets across Europe performed as follows: The U.K. FTSE fell 0.9%. The German DAX shed 0.6%. The French CAC lost 1.2%. The Spanish IBEX dropped 1.6%. The Portuguese PSI tumbled 0.9%. European shares were weak after Standard & Poor's cut Ireland's credit...
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European Markets Close Mostly Lower, Euro Recovers
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 12:16pm | 59European markets are now closed. Stock markets across Europe performed as follows: The U.K. FTSE fell 0.1%. The German DAX was flat. The French CAC fell 0.4%. The Spanish IBEX fell 0.4%. The Portuguese PSI was flat. The euro is higher versus the dollar by 0.63% to 1.2836. The euro fell almost 4%...
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European Markets Lower
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 12:14pm | 43European markets are now closed. Stock markets across Europe performed as follows: The U.K. FTSE shed 0.6%. The German DAX lost 1.0%. The French CAC dropped 1.2%. The Spanish IBEX slipped 0.9%. The Portuguese PSI fell 0.6%. The euro is down against the dollar by roughly 1% to 1.3092.
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European Markets Mostly Higher
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 12:29pm | 71European markets are now closed. Stock markets across Europe performed as follows: The U.K. FTSE rose 0.54%. The German DAX gained 0.49%. The French CAC added 0.46%. The Spanish IBEX tacked on 0.46%. The Portuguese PSI lost 1.7% In European news, Greece passed major changes in its pension system...
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European Markets Surge
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 12:16pm | 46European markets are now closed. Stock markets across Europe performed as follows: The U.K. FTSE surged 2.9%. The German DAX gained 2.15%. The French CAC rose 2.7%. The Spanish IBEX jumped 3.5%. The Portuguese IBEX added 0.46%. The euro is up nearly 1% against the greenback and is currently trading...
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European Markets Mixed
Friday, July 2, 2010 - 12:06pm | 73European markets are now closed. Stock markets across Europe performed as follows: The U.K. FTSE rose 0.7%. The German DAX dropped 0.4%. The French CAC added 0.3%. The Spanish IBEX tacked on 0.8%. The Portuguese PSI gained 0.8%. The euro is higher against the dollar today after the worse-than-...
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European Markets Sharply Lower
Thursday, July 1, 2010 - 1:23pm | 76European markets are now closed. Stock markets across Europe performed as follows: The U.K. FTSE shed 2.3%. The German DAX fell 1.8%. The French CAC tumbled 3.0%. The Spanish IBEX lost 0.9%. The Portuguese PSI dropped 0.7%. The euro is higher by 1.68% against the dollar to 1.2438 on concerns that...
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European Markets Slightly Higher
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 11:54am | 60European markets are now closed. Stock markets across Europe performed as follows: The U.K. FTSE gained 0.1%. The German DAX rose 0.1%. The French CAC added 0.3%. The Spanish IBEX tacked on 1.1%. The Portuguese PSI rose 0.4%. The euro gained today after banks borrowed less-than-expected from the...
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European Markets Mixed, Euro Falls
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 12:08pm | 48European markets are now closed. The major stock markets across Europe performed as follows: The U.K. FTSE rose 0.4%. The German DAX gained 1.4%. The French CAC added 1.5%. The Spanish IBEX tacked on 1.5%. The Portuguese PSI shed 0.3%. The euro fell sharply against the dollar by 0.45% to 1.2315 as...