Closing changes for the main European bourses:
- UK FTSE 100 -0.2%
- French CAC -0.4%
- German DAX -0.4%
- Italy MIB -0.2%
- Spain IBEX -0.4%
The FTSE 100 hasn't exploded higher like a lot of other global indexes.
The FTSE 100 hasn't exploded higher like a lot of other global indexes.
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