Closing changes for the main European bourses:
- UK FTSE 100 +0.9%
- German DAX +0.3%
- French CAC +0.3%
- Spain IBE +0.4%
- Italy MIB +0.5%
European shares bottomed out early and have shrugged off the latest downdraft in US equities but that comes after two days of fairly heavy selling.
