European Closing Bell: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

European Closing Bell was a television program aired on business news channel CNBC Europe from 5 pm to 6 pm CET (4 pm to 5 pm WET), and from 11 am to 12 pm on CNBC World in the United States. The program was presented from London by Louisa Bojesen. The show covered the last half hour of trades in the European equity markets, and reported on the day's final numbers and top stories as the markets close at 5:30 pm CET. As the major European markets are electronic, no actual "closing bell" was rung - nonetheless there was a countdown on the CNBC Europe strap and video wall until the close of trade. Other regular segments included a daily "Guest Investor" and a technical analysis slot.

Prior to 26 March 2007, 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 fairs and political events such as EU summits and elections, 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 US version of Closing Bell.

On 9 March 2015, European Closing Bell launched new titles based on the US version used since 13 October 2014. On 18 December 2015, European Closing Bell ended its 12-year run as it was replaced with the US-produced Squawk Alley, which began airing on CNBC Europe on 21 December 2015.

Series details

• Title: European Closing Bell
• Format: News
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2003-06-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-12-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CNBC Europe
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10520

Cast and credited roles

• Louisa Bojesen — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-06-02; final listed air date 2003-06-02.
• Season 13: premiered 2015-01-01; final listed air date 2015-12-18.

Source and licence

Adapted from European Closing Bell on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.