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  • European shares closed lower on Thursday amid a selloff spurred by concerns over a banking collapse in Cyprus.

  • European shares pared their earlier gains to close narrowly mixed Wednesday as investors watched to see if Russia will extend or increase its loan agreement for struggling Cyprus.

  • European shares closed lower on Tuesday as markets await the outcome of a critical vote in Cyprus to tax bank deposits.

  • European shares closed off their sessions lows on Monday, bouncing back from sharp falls in the first day of trade since a surprise bailout plan for Cyprus that includes a levy on savers was announced.

  • European shares closed lower on Friday as as investors booked gains after a 10-day global rally.

  • European shares rose on Thursday, resuming the two-week rally that has propelled indexes to multi-year highs.

  • European shares closed off their lows on Wednesday after retail sales data in the U.S. was released.

  • European shares steadied on Tuesday, taking their cues from a mixed showing on Wall Street.

  • Bank stocks held European shares below 4-1/2 years highs on Monday, depressed by a worsening outlook for Italy's public finances.

  • European shares extended their gains on Friday, closing higher after better than expected non-farm payrolls in the U.S boosted investor sentiment.

  • European shares ended slightly lower on Thursday, held back by a post-results slump for British insurer Aviva.

  • European shares fell on Wednesday as investors booked profits on a rally that had sent several markets to multi-year highs, led by weakness in the mining sector after metals prices fell.

  • Europe's top equity indexes bounced up to multi-year highs on Tuesday, buoyed by the breach of key technical levels, a crop of upbeat corporate outlooks and prospects of continued stimulus from global central banks.

  • European equities finished a volatile session broadly flat on Monday after investors balanced fresh assurances of global central bank stimulus against some disappointing earnings.

  • European shares edged lower on Friday, impacted by weaker bank and mining stocks, and traders expected equities to stay trapped in a tight range this month.

  • European shares closed higher on Thursday as investors watched to see whether a last-minute deal can avert the $85 billion of automatic spending cuts due in the U.S. on Friday.

  • European shares extended gains in the afternoon session on Wednesday, helped by a successful bond auction in Italy and the U.S. Federal Reserve's defense of its asset purchases on Tuesday.

  • Euro zone shares sank to three month lows on Tuesday after an Italian election stalemate renewed concerns about the future of the euro zone.

  • Uncertainty over the Italian election outcome dragged European indexes off their highs on concern that an unclear outcome could hamper the country's effort to implement economic reforms.

  • European shares closed steeply higher on Friday, reversing losses in Thursday's volatile trading session.