Closing changes for the main European bourses:
- Stoxx 600 +0.4%
- German DAX +0.2%
- French CAC +0.2%
- UK FTSE 100 +0.4%
- Italy MIB +0.6%
- Spain IBEX +0.2%
European markets were lower midway through the day but picked up alongside the US and closed at the best levels of the day.
