Energy stocks boost European markets

Cartier owner seen as underperforming in luxury sector

Legacy carriers play major role in climate debate and avoid the polluter pays principle almost entirely

Travel stocks receive boost via US pharma giant Pfizer’s coronavirus treatment update

Strong close to the week for financials but dividend-yielding sectors struggle

Microsoft gains on Wall Street as its cloud business booms

European chipmakers ASML, Infineon and BE Semiconductor among top gainers

US jobs figures come in well below expectations

Many of the Iseq’s indigenous multinationals rise in brisk trading

Relief on US debt ceiling soothes investors

Ryanair the major gainer in Dublin market as tech shares slide on Wall Street

In Dublin, Kingspan slips 6% amid supply disruptions and rising cost of raw materials

Expensive and unglamorous commitment needed to save planet, not green ‘stunts’ and pious pledges

Dundee has become something of a laboratory to learn how cities can meet 2030 ban

Travel, retail and energy shares lead the fallers

S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit record highs in a risk-on-rally after US Fed chair’s comments

Markets report: Commodities rise as uncertainty over monetary policy eases

Ryanair sheds 3.2% as Iseq slips 1.4%

Dublin follows other markets lower with hotel operator Dalata down 4.6%

Tech stocks surge in US as economy-linked energy, industrials and materials shares fall