Closing changes for the main European equity markets:

  • UK FTSE 100 -0.2%

  • German DAX -0.1%

  • Italy MIB -0.5%

  • French CAC -0.2%

  • Spain IBEX -1.1%

On the week:

  • UK FTSE 100 -4.3%
  • German DAX -4.9%
  • Italy MIB -5.3%
  • French CAC -4.9%
  • Spain IBEX -3.8%

Ugly stuff, right across the board. After mounting a comeback, European stocks gave it all up in the final stretch of trading.

Here's the FTSE 100: