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%
