It’s been good start to Q3 for most European bourses with three consecutive days of gains. The German and UK indexes are once again near record highs. European equity changes for Thursday, July 3, 2014:

  • UK FTSE +0.7%
  • German DAX +1.2%
  • French CAC +1.0%
  • Italy MIB +0.95%
  • Spain IBEX +0.7%

The real test is tomorrow at this time on the football pitch when German takes on France.

Will it be:

Or: