European shares edged higher on Friday while a leading US exchange froze, causing chaos shortly before Wall Street was due to kick off a shortened trade day following this week’s Thanksgiving break. Cairn Homes added 2.16 per cent to close at €2.04 while Glenveagh Properties climbed 2.2 per cent to €1.954. The globally focused FTSE 100 added 0.3 per cent, logging its strongest weekly gain in over a month, while the midcap FTSE 250 added 0.3 per cent, having a mild monthly drop. Commodity-linked stocks gained, with energy and stocks and miners up 0.3 per cent each, tracking higher oil and metal prices. Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the world’s largest exchange operator, caused mayhem in financial markets when trading froze on its currency platform.

Source: The Irish Times November 28, 2025 18:04 UTC