European equity close: French stocks lag in broad slide

• Stoxx 600 -0.8%
• German DAX -0.8%
• France's CAC -1.4%
• UK's FTSE 100 -0.8%
• Spain's Ibex -0.6%
• Italy's FTSE MIB -0.1%

The drop today hardly looks material after a non-stop rally since October -- that's some impressive resilience.