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.