European equity close: Some back-and-forth before a flat close

Closing changes for the main European equity markets:

• Stoxx 600 -0.1%
• German DAX +0.1%
• French CAC flat
• UK's FTSE 100 -0.8%
• Spain's IBEX -0.6%
• Italy's FTSE MIB -0.2%

European stocks earlier today touched the lowest since March but bounced back to flat