European stock markets were soft to start September as the DAX fell 1.3% last week but they rebounded strongly today.
Closing changes on the day:
- Stoxx 600 +0.6%
- German DAX +1.0%
- France CAC +0.9%
- UK FTSE 100 +0.3%
- Spain IBEX +1.1%
- Italy's FTSE MIB +0.3%
Italy's stock market (shown above) is a global best-performer this year but fell the prior two weeks.