Closing changes for the main European bourses:

  • Stoxx 600 +1.7% -- best in 11 weeks
  • UK FTSE 100 +1.8% -- best in 5 months
  • German DAX +1.4%
  • French CAC +1.9%
  • Spain IBEX +2.4%
  • Italy MIB +2.3%

The FTSE 100 came just short of erasing the weekly decline.

Closing changes for the main European bourses: