European stocks extend losses on credit worries

(Reuters) - European stocks extended their losses late on Monday, dropping 1 percent in choppy trade on persistent worries over the crisis in the credit market while shares of oil giants dropped along with crude prices.

At 1503 GMT, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was down 1 percent, at 1,502.62, a level not seen since March.


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Europe shares fall as Nokia slides, bonds in focus

(Reuters) - European shares fell on Thursday as a rise in government bond yields hit Wall Street overnight while Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia slid after a downgrade from Goldman Sachs.

At 07:15 GMT the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index fell 0.3 percent to 1,615.00 points, after a 1.4 percent slide in the Standard & Poor's 500 index on Wednesday as benchmark U.S. Treasury yields broke back above 5.00 percent.


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European shares retreat on global rate concerns

(Reuters) - European stocks fell on Wednesday, mirroring losses in U.S. and Asian markets as government bond yields hovered near five-year highs and stoked worries of higher borrowing costs.

Financials including ING and Allianz were among the biggest negative weights in the FTSEurofirst 300 index. Among gainers, British bank Alliance & Leicester added 1.5 percent after it issued an upbeat trading update.


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