Closing changes for the main European equity bourses:

  • Stoxx 600 +0.6%
  • German DAX +0.7%
  • French CAC -0.15%
  • UK FTSE 100 +0.9%
  • Italy MIB -0.7%
  • Spain IBEX flat

Stocks in Europe peaked about an hour after the open and faded from there.

European stocks