Closing changes for the main European bourses:
- UK FTSE 100 -0.2%
- German DAX -0.3%
- French CAC +0.3%
- Spain IBEX -0.3%
- Italy MIB -0.2%
Shares prices were lower earlier in the day but rebounded in the last four hours of trading with a final gasp of buying in the final hour of trade.
