European indices close mostly higher on the day. Solid gains for the week. | investingLive

European indices are closing with modest gains for the day but solid gains for the week. Today’s gains were led by Italy’s FTSE MIB with a gain of 0.32%.

A snapshot of the closing levels shows:

• German DAX, +0.25%
• France’s CAC +0.29%
• UK’s FTSE 100 +0.27%
• Spain’s Ibex +0.06%
• Italy’s FTSE MIB +0.32%

For the trading week,

• German DAX, +3.19%
• France’s CAC + 1.75%
• UK’s FTSE 100 +1.90%
• Spain’s Ibex +3.47%
• Italy’s FTSE MIB +1.63%

As London/European traders head for the exits, with US stock traders not far behind at 1 PM ET, the major indices are higher led by the Dow industrial average:

• Dow industrial average +0.68%
• S&P index +0.43%
• NASDAQ index +0.38%