Closing changes for the main European bourses:

Closing changes for the main European bourses:
  • German DAX +1.0% (shown here)
  • UK FTSE 100 +0.3%
  • French CAC +0.7%
  • Italy MIB +0.5%
  • Spain IBEX +0.58%

It was a good day for European stock markets. Markets peaked early in the day but held most of the gains into the close.