European equity close: Four days in a row of gains to cap off a weekly rebound

On the day:

• Stoxx 600 +0.3%
• German DAX +0.8%
• Francis CAC +0.4%
• UK’s FTSE 100 -0.4%
• Spain’s Ibex +0.6%
• Italy’s FTSE MIB +2.0%

Italy posted some strong outperformance today while the UK struggled.

On the week:

• Stoxx 600 +2.4%
• German DAX +3.4%
• Francis CAC +2.7%
• UK’s FTSE 100 +5.0%
• Spain’s Ibex +2.9%
• Italy’s FTSE MIB +4.0%

The STOXX 600 is up 6.4% from the lows last week and is on a solid winning streak. It would have been particularly bullish to get a close above last week’s opening levels but the bulls will take what they can get.

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