European equity close: Slow and steady

Closing changes on the day:

• STOXX 600 +0.3%
• German DAX, -0.1%
• France’s CAC +0.1%
• UK’s FTSE 100 +0.1%
• Spain’s IBEX +0.25%
• Italy’s FTSE MIB +0.5%

On the week:

• STOXX 600 +0.9
• German DAX, +1.2%
• France’s CAC +0.7%
• UK’s FTSE 100 +0.7%
• Spain’s IBEX +0.6%
• Italy’s FTSE MIB +1.2%

There weren’t any fireworks in European stock markets this week but they generally made steady progress — which is the best kind of progress.

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.