Reply #74: Bourses depressed by Wall St. but closed mostly positive

[EuroObserver]

Swiss SMI up 0.66% at 8002.56 in Zurich 17:30:33 CET
CAC 40 closes up 0.2% at 4,991.93 in Paris 17:42 CET
Xetra Dax 30 closes up 0.1% at 5,801.04 in Frankfurt 17:41 CET
FTSE 100 closes down 0.1% at 5,857.7 in London 16:43 GMT
FTSE 250 closes flat at 9,458.9 in London 16:40 GMT


London follows Wall Street lower after busy day for utilities
London equity markets pared gains in afternoon trade on Tuesday after Wall Street opened in negative territory. ...more...

European shares at 4-1/2 yr high led by utility M&A
FRANKFURT, Feb 21 (Reuters) - European shares hit a 4-1/2 year high on Tuesday, led by utilities, after Germany's E.ON (EONG.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) trumped Gas Natural's (GAS.MC: Quote, Profile, Research) bid for Spanish utility Endesa (ELE.MC: Quote, Profile, Research) with a 29.1 billion euro ($35 billion) offer.

But European markets shed some gains after a surprisingly large rise in U.S. leading economic indicators, which heightened the prospect of more rate rises from the Federal Reserve. ...more...