France leads, Germany lags as European stocks close

Closing changes for the main European bourses:

• UK FTSE +0.1%
• German DAX -0.5%
• French CAC +0.5%
• Italy MIB +0.2%
• Spain IBEX -0.1%

It’s been a tough four-day stretch for German stocks and the DAX is at the lowest since March.

German DAX