European equities didn't rinish as strongly as you'd hope

Closing changes: Stoxx 600 +0.2% German DAX +0.3% UK FTSE 100 -0.6% French CAC -0.1% Italy MIB +0.7% Spain IBEX +0.4% On the week: Stoxx 600 +3.4% German DAX +3.8% UK FTSE 100 +1.5% French CAC +3.7% Italy MIB +5.1% Spain IBEX +4.2% It was a good week but it’s disappointing that European stocks couldn’t

Eurostoxx futures +0.3% in early European trading

German DAX futures +0.3% UK FTSE futures +0.2% This comes as US futures are also seen up 0.2% with a slight opening gap higher, as the events in the Middle East over the weekend were not as bad as feared. That being said, keep an eye out on the bond market as 10-year Treasury yields

European equity close: Terrible week for stocks

Today marked the fifth day in the past six of declines. The past three have been particularly bruising and we closed on the lows again today. Closing changes on the day: Stoxx 600 -1.3% German DAX -1.6% UK FTSE 100 -1.3% French CAC -1.4% Italy MIB -1.4% Spain IBEX -1.2% On the week: Stoxx 600

Major European indices close the session down on the day

The major European stock indices are closing the day lower. The German Dax was the weakest. German Dax -1.55% at 15186.67 France CAC -1.42% at 7003.54 UK’s FTSE 100 -0.59% at 7599.59 Spain’s Ibex -1.10% at 9232.91 Italy’s FTSE MIB -0.92% at 28230.89 For the trading week, the indices are closing with mixed results: German