Closing changes for the major European bourses:
- UK FTSE -0.2%
- French CAC +0.1%
- Italy MIB +0.1%
- Spain IBEX +0.3%
The German DAX closed down 0.1% after touching a record high earlier in the session. Tomorrow UK and French markets are open but the German exchange is finished for the year after gaining 29% in 2013.