European equity close: Mixed finish but a good week, especially for UK stocks | Forexlive

The softer UK inflation print was the major driver in European equity markets this week, still the 3% weekly gain for the FTSE 100 only returned it to mid-June levels.

Closing changes for the day:

• Stoxx 600 +0.3%
• German DAX -0.2%
• FTSE 100 +0.2%
• French CAC +0.6%
• Italy MIB +0.2%
• Spain IBEX +0.4%

For the week:

• Stoxx 600 1.0%
• German DAX +0.4%
• FTSE 100 +3.0%
• Italy MIB +0.7%
• Spain IBEX +1.3%