11:36pm

Car sales drive five-year high closer

FTSE Eurofirst 300 benchmark advances 1.2 per cent

Global Market Overview 9:17pm

S&P 500 hits fresh record high

Dollar reaches three-year peak

May 16, 2013

Richemont gains despite wider slide

European stocks row back

A bartender pours a glass of Ricard pastis ©Bloomberg May 16, 2013

Europe stocks play catch-up with US

Investors wrestle with dismal earnings season

May 15, 2013

Carmakers help drive European stocks up

Signs that governments may try to spur growth

May 14, 2013

Gains for EADS and Deutsche Post

European shares erase losses and push closer to 5-year high

men work on a sign for Commerzbank ©Getty From LEX May 14, 2013

Commerzbank: still in rehab

German bank’s fundraising does little to alter the bigger picture

May 13, 2013

Commerzbank falls as stocks edge back

German bank set for €2.5bn share sale to repay state aid

May 12, 2013

Europe’s share rally faces earnings gap

Investors pile in despite poor corporate profits

From FTFM FUND MANAGEMENT May 12, 2013

Exchange traded droids are on the march

Active managers could use solutions to stem passive funds’ invasion

May 10, 2013

Nokia and ACS among top gainers

Frankfurt’s Dax hit a record high

From COMPANIES May 10, 2013

ABB chief Hogan steps down

Head of Swiss engineer resigns unexpectedly

May 9, 2013

Bad loans data hit Italian bank shares

Banca Popolare di Milano worst hit

From FT TRADING ROOM May 9, 2013

BATS Europe given UK exchange status

Full exchange status from UK regulators from May 20

From LEX May 9, 2013

Germany: for richer, for poorer

There is a fundamental paradox about the wealth of the eurozone’s biggest economy

From COMPANIES May 9, 2013

Eni sells 12% stake in Snam for €1.5bn

Sale underlines foreign interest in Italian assets

May 8, 2013

Commerzbank falls despite Dax gains

Target prices for the German bank are cut

May 7, 2013

Dax hits five-year peak on factory data

Orders that were ‘much better than expected’ lift German index

May 6, 2013

Weak German data soften cement groups

Signs of weakness in strongest EU economy weigh on indices

May 3, 2013

Deutsche Bank jumps on equity move

Investors propel European stocks upwards