Closing changes for the main European bourses

  • UK FTSE +0.7%
  • German DAX +1.0%
  • French CAC +1.4%
  • Spain IBEX +0.5%
  • Italy MIB +1.2%

Italian stock markets slumped the day after the election but with today's gain, they trail only German stocks (narrowly) for the best performance over the past five days.

It will be good news for Italian stocks if they can climb above the late February highs tomorrow.