Closing changes:
- Stoxx 600 +0.3%
- German DAX +0.8%
- UK FTSE 100 +0.2%
- French CAC +0.4%
- Italy MIB +0.2%
- Spain IBEX +0.4%.
The DAX is one of the great examples of the economy not equalling the stock market. Things are tough in Germany but not in the DAX.