Closing changes to the main European bourses:

  • German DAX -0.4%
  • Spain IBEX -0.3%
  • French CAC -0.6%
  • UK FTSE +0.1%
  • Italy MIB +0.3%

On the month:

  • German DAX -1.7%
  • Spain IBEX +0.55%
  • French CAC -0.50%
  • UK FTSE +0.8%
  • Italy MIB +4.4%

The story changes when you factor in the strength of the euro. In US dollar terms, all the indexes were safely in positive territory with Italian stocks up 7.7%.