European markets decline on bank announcements about losses

Source: Marketwatch
European shares saw a drop on Thursday session as Deutsche Bank, UniCredit and Santander reported sharp losses. Stoxx 600 index gave up 0.9% or 2.23 points and closed at 247.39, French CAC 40 lost 1.5% or 48.74 points reaching 3,144.91. UK's FTSE 100 index tumbled 0.8% or 44.19 points at 5,624.26 while DAX 30 index experienced a smaller decline of 0.25% or 15.56 points to 6,095.99. Indebted countries' markets fell even more, as Italian FTSE MIB index plunged 3.7% or 559. 81 points to 14,767.22 and Spain's IBEX 35 index tumbled 2.9% or 252.2 points to 8,329.60.

Back to articles

Actual Topics

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:39:16 GMT

Asia stocks extend losses on Friday

Asia shares experienced a further decline on Friday on rebounded worries about deepening European debt crisis and disappointing US mortgage aid program. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average finished 1.2% down, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index lost 1.3% while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.8%. Shanghai Composite traded almost flat giving up 0.1% and South Korea's Kospi tumbled 1.5%.

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:49:06 GMT

Copper futures tumble after French bond auction

Copper futures tumbled to one-week low on the persistent worries over the Euro Zone financial difficulties after French bond auction. COMEX copper for delivery in March traded at USD3.413 a pound during the early European Thursday's trade, on the New York Mercantile Exchange, decreasing by 0.61% since opening.

Subscribe to "Fundamental Analysis" feed

Subscribe
To learn more about Dukascopy Bank CFD / Forex trading platform, SWFX and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
For further information regarding potential cooperation,
please call us or make callback request.
To learn more about Dukascopy Bank Binary Options / Forex trading platform, SWFX and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
To learn more about Dukascopy Bank CFD / Forex trading platform, SWFX and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
To learn more about Crypto Trading / CFD / Forex trading platform, SWFX and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
To learn more about Business Introducer and other trading related information,
please call us or make callback request.
For further information regarding potential cooperation,
please call us or make callback request.