European equity close: Good start but a rough finish

Closing changes:

• Stoxx 600 -0.2%
• German DAX -0.5%
• UK FTSE 100 +0.1%
• French CAC -0.9%
• Italy MIB -0.5%
• Spain IBEX -0.4%

European stocks opened at the best levels of the day but steadily deteriorated, particularly in the final 90 minutes of trading.

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