European equity close: Friday’s gains trim the weekly decline

Stoxx 600 daily Closing changes: Stoxx 600 +0.2% German DAX +0.1% UK FTSE 100 +0.5% French CAC +0.6% Italy MIB +0.3% Spain IBEX +0.6% Weekly: Stoxx 600 -0.8% German DAX -0.7% UK FTSE 100 +0.2% French CAC -0.8% Italy MIB -1.4% Spain IBEX -0.9% I don’t think there is a big takeaway from this week’s

European equity close: A break to the downside?

Closing changes: Stoxx 600 -0.6% German DAX -0.2% UK FTSE 100 -0.2% French CAC -0.8% Italy MIB -1.4% Spain IBEX -0.8% I’ve been carefully watching the Stoxx 600 for the past week or so as it rang off a series of doji stars on the chart. Today it broke to the downside but perhaps not

European equity close: UK stocks make gains but Germany slumps

It was a round trip in the DAX as it started soft, recovered and then finished on the floor. On the day: Stoxx 600 flat German DAX +0.6% Francis CAC -0.3% UK’s FTSE 100 +0.4% Spain’s Ibex -0.6% Italy’s FTSE MIB -0.6% On the week: Stoxx 600 +1.5% German DAX +1.3% Francis CAC +0.9% UK’s