European close: Five days in a row of gains for the STOXX 600

Down the elevator and back up the escalator:

On the day:

• Stoxx 600 +0.6%
• German DAX +0.6%
• Francis CAC +0.8%
• UK's FTSE 100 +0.8%
• Spain's Ibex +1.4%
• Italy's FTSE MIB +0.7%

The round trip is nearly completed.