Lower close for Europe's major indices with the exception of the UK FTSE 100

The major European indices Indices Stock market indices represents an index that measures a particular stock market or a segment of the stock market. These instruments are important investors as they help compare current price levels with past prices to calculate market performance.The main two parameters for indices are that they are both investable and transparent. For example, investors can invest in a stock market index by buying an index fund, which is structured as either a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, and track Stock market indices represents an index that measures a particular stock market or a segment of the stock market. These instruments are important investors as they help compare current price levels with past prices to calculate market performance.The main two parameters for indices are that they are both investable and transparent. For example, investors can invest in a stock market index by buying an index fund, which is structured as either a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, and track Read this Term (sans the UK FTSE 100) are closing lower on the day.

The final numbers are showing:

• German DAX, -1.12%
• France's CAC, -0.94%
• UK's FTSE 100 +0.11%
• Spain's Ibex -1.09%
• Italy's FTSE MIB, -1.95%

For the trading week:

• German DAX, -1.8%
• France's CAC -1.0%
• UK's FTSE 100 +0.67%
• Spain's Ibex -0.76%
• Italy's FTSE MIB -1.9%

Looking at the German Dax, the price high this week stalled near a downward sloping trend line and fell and closed back below the 100 day MA at 13680 (the close was at 13544). Stay below that MA, would keep the sellers in more control next week.