Closing changes for European stock markets:

  • UK FTSE +0.9%
  • German DAX +0.4%
  • French CAC +0.7%
  • Spain IBEX +0.4%
  • Italy MIB +1.0%

Not bad. Germany was a bit of a laggard on the unemployment data but the HICP numbers gave the ECB some room to maneuver if they need it.