Geopolitical concerns hurt the major indices
The European shares are ending the session with declines as a result of geopolitical concerns (and perhaps a higher EUR)/
The provisional closes are showing:
- German DAX, -0.76%
- France's CAC, -0.54%
- UK's FTSE, -0.75%
- Spain's Ibex, -0.45%
- Italy's FTSE MIB, -0.51%
- Portugal's PSI 20, -0.12%
Although lower on the day, the major indices are off the lows for the day:
- German DAX treated as low as 12948.17. It is closing at around 13129
- France's CAC traded as low as 5955.25. It is trading at 6013.59
- UK's FTSE traded as low as 7528.08. It is trading at 7575.31.