TSMC reported a 35% increase in fourth-quarter profit
All eyes were on a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Greenlandic and Danish officials
shares of Danish offshore wind developer Orsted leapt 5.4%
Defense stocks extended gains for a fifth consecutive day on Thursday
Global market attention is turning to President Trump’s intention regarding Greenland
France’s CAC 40 ended New Year’s Eve down 0.2%
Spot gold futures were last seen up 0.8% at $4,366 an ounce
Novo Nordisk surged close to 10%
Beverage producers AB InBev and Pernod Ricard lost more than 2% each
The ECB kept rates at 2%
The index was lifted higher by financial services and homebuilder stocks
The central bank was likely to lift its growth forecasts again in December
Global economic growth was stronger than expected in the third quarter
Global markets are awaiting the outcome of the Fed’s final meeting of the year
The Swiss National Bank will deliver its latest policy update on Thursday
The central bank is also focused on a softening labor market
Stellantis soared 7.7%
Other big movers include defense stocks Rheinmetall
The U.K.’s FTSE index hit a new record high on Monday
Commerzbank jumped 6.2%
Rightmove slumped nearly 12%
The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index closed the session marginally higher
Regional markets had ended last week higher
Sanofi rose 2.7% on a Q3 profit beat
L’Oreal stock finished down by 6.7%
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk was 1.3% lower
German life sciences firm Sartorius gained 9%
Italy's FTSE MIB closed 0.4% lower
Ericsson surged 16%
Semiconductor maker ASML climbed 3.2%