European major indices close mostly higher

Maj. European indices Indices Stock market indices represents an index that measures a particular stock market or a segment of the stock market. These instruments are important investors as they help compare current price levels with past prices to calculate market performance.The main two parameters for indices are that they are both investable and transparent. For example, investors can invest in a stock market index by buying an index fund, which is structured as either a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, and track Stock market indices represents an index that measures a particular stock market or a segment of the stock market. These instruments are important investors as they help compare current price levels with past prices to calculate market performance.The main two parameters for indices are that they are both investable and transparent. For example, investors can invest in a stock market index by buying an index fund, which is structured as either a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, and track Read this Term are ending the day mostly higher:

• German DAX, +0.52%
• France's CAC, +0.45%
• UK's FTSE 100 +0.35%
• Spain's Ibex -0.13%
• Italy's FTSE MIB +0.8%

Looking at France's CAC, traders are battling it out between some key technical levels. Looking at the daily chart above, the 200 day moving average at 6606.03 stalled the rise from Tuesday and Wednesday. It would take a move above that moving average to increase the bullish bias.

Drilling to the hourly chart, the lower 100 hour moving average is trying to hold support. A move below that level would give sellers more comfort.

So buyers and sellers are battling it out between key moving average levels on both the daily and hourly charts.