11.   Concern about renewed instability in Asian and European equity markets also kept traders from buying bonds.

12.   Declines in U.S. stocks also weighed on European equities.

13.   European equity markets were mostly lower with the exception of France.

14.   European equities fell, too, dropping initially in London and Milan.

15.   European equities were mixed, while high-yielding markets Spain and Italy sported the best rises among otherwise modest moves.

16.   European stock markets are due to continue rising and are being driven by U.S. funds, said Richard Webb, head of European equities at Robert Fleming Investment Management.

17.   Euroclear and Cedel, two groups that clear most European equity trades, handle the securities.

18.   European equity markets are likely to follow them down.

19.   Expectations that Wall Street would open little changed also prevented European equities from rising.

20.   Gains in U.S. shares helped Italian and other European equities, which plunged after the U.S. jobs release.