UK FTSE is unchanged
The provisional closes for European stocks are mostly higher:
- German DAX, +0.4%
- France's CAC, +0.6%
- UK's FTSE, unchanged
- Spain's Ibex, +0.5%
- Italy's FTSE MIB, +0.5%
For the month,
- German DAX, +4%. This was the 1st gain after 2 months of declines
- France's CAC, +3.5%
- UK's FTSE, +3%
- Spain's Ibex, +4.8%
- Italy's FTSE MIB, +3.7%
The gains for the month were helped by easing by the ECB and a lower EUR
