European equity close: Modest changes but all higher | Forexlive

On the day:

• Stoxx 600 +0.2%
• German DAX +0.1%
• Francis CAC +0.1%
• UK’s FTSE 100 +0.1%
• Spain’s Ibex +0.7%
• Italy’s FTSE MIB +0.4%

The US CPI report took some of the steam out of the market but European stocks managed to hold onto gains, despite some significant increases in global bond yields.