European Closing Bell
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European Closing Bell is a television programme aired on business
news
channel
CNBC Europe
from 5pm to 6pm CET
(4pm to 5pm WET
), and from 11am to 12pm on CNBC World
in the United States
. The programme is presented from London
by Guy Johnson and Louisa Bojesen. The show covers the last half hour of trades
in the Europe
an equity markets
, and reports on the day's final numbers and top stories as the markets close at 5:30pm CET. As the major European markets are electronic, no actual "closing bell" is rung - nonetheless there is a countdown on the CNBC Europe strap
and video wall until the close of trade. Other regular segments include a daily "Guest Investor", who appears again for a second segment in Europe Tonight
, and a technical analysis
slot.
Prior to 2007-03-26, the programme ran for two hours until 7pm CET. The second hour of the programme was of a slower pace, offering a more in-depth look at financial and political events. During major European trade fair
s and political events such as EU
summits and election
s, European Closing Bell was often anchored live from these events. Many of these features were incorporated into the extended Europe Tonight
after its relaunch on the same date.
Prior to June 2003, European Closing Bell was known as European Market Wrap
. The theme music for the programme is the same as that used by the U.S. version of Closing Bell
.
Business
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news
News
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channel
Television station
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CNBC Europe
CNBC Europe
CNBC Europe is a business and financial news television channel, the pan-European sister station of CNBC. The network is owned and operated by NBC Universal and headquartered in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith-designed 10 Fleet Place building with Dow Jones...
from 5pm to 6pm CET
Central European Time
Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
(4pm to 5pm WET
Western European Time
Western European Time , defined legally as Greenwich Mean Time in the United Kingdom, is the time zone covering parts of western and northwestern Europe, and includes the following countries and regions:...
), and from 11am to 12pm on CNBC World
CNBC World
CNBC World is a business news channel operated in the United States by NBCUniversal.The channel broadcasts programs from CNBC's international channels. Specifically, most of the business day schedules of CNBC Europe and CNBC Asia are simulcasted. Several other pre-taped shows from CNBC's...
in the United States
United States
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. The programme is presented from London
London
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by Guy Johnson and Louisa Bojesen. The show covers the last half hour of trades
Trader (finance)
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in the Europe
Europe
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an equity markets
Stock market
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, and reports on the day's final numbers and top stories as the markets close at 5:30pm CET. As the major European markets are electronic, no actual "closing bell" is rung - nonetheless there is a countdown on the CNBC Europe strap
Digital on-screen graphic
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and video wall until the close of trade. Other regular segments include a daily "Guest Investor", who appears again for a second segment in Europe Tonight
Europe Tonight
Europe Tonight is an evening television business news programme which was broadcast on CNBC Europe from 2004 to 2009. The programme was most recently presented by Guy Johnson and Anna Edwards.-History:...
, and a technical analysis
Technical analysis
In finance, technical analysis is security analysis discipline for forecasting the direction of prices through the study of past market data, primarily price and volume. Behavioral economics and quantitative analysis incorporate technical analysis, which being an aspect of active management stands...
slot.
Prior to 2007-03-26, the programme ran for two hours until 7pm CET. The second hour of the programme was of a slower pace, offering a more in-depth look at financial and political events. During major European trade fair
Trade fair
A trade fair is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products, service, study activities of rivals and examine recent market trends and opportunities...
s and political events such as EU
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
summits and election
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
s, European Closing Bell was often anchored live from these events. Many of these features were incorporated into the extended Europe Tonight
Europe Tonight
Europe Tonight is an evening television business news programme which was broadcast on CNBC Europe from 2004 to 2009. The programme was most recently presented by Guy Johnson and Anna Edwards.-History:...
after its relaunch on the same date.
Prior to June 2003, European Closing Bell was known as European Market Wrap
European Market Wrap
European Market Wrap was a business news programme aired on CNBC Europe. The programme was originally based on the CNBC U.S. programme Market Wrap, which was later replaced by the programme Closing Bell. The show followed the final moments of trade across Europe and went on location to reporters...
. The theme music for the programme is the same as that used by the U.S. version of Closing Bell
Closing Bell
Closing Bell can refer to two CNBC programs, the original Closing Bell on CNBC , and European Closing Bell on CNBC Europe.-About the show:...
.