European equity close: Losses throughout the continent

Closing changes for the main bourses:

• UK FTSE 100 -0.4%
• German DAX -0.5%
• French CAC -0.5%
• Spain IBEX -0.8%
• Italy MIB -0.3%

On the week, it was a different story:

• UK FTSE 100 +1.8%
• German DAX +2.5%
• French CAC +2.35%
• Spain IBEX +1.1%
• Italy MIB +2.6%

Italian stocks are trying to push above the recent highs.