Major European indices end the day mostly higher

France's CAC +0.3%. German Dax down -0.1%

the major European indices end the day mostly higher. The exception is the German Dax which fell marginally. The Italian FTSE MIB is also a little lower.

The provisional closes are showing

• German DAX, -0.1%
• Francis CAC +0.3%
• UK's FTSE 100 +0.1%
• Spain's Ibex, +0.35%
• Italy's FTSE MIB, -0.05%

for the trading week,:

• German DAX, +0.94%
• France's CAC +1.44%
• UK's FTSE 100 +0.4%
• Spain's Ibex +1.7%
• Italy's FTSE MIB +1.2%

For the month the major European indices also had solid gains:

• German DAX, +2.81%
• France's CAC, +4.76%
• UK's FTSE 100, +2.26%
• Spain's Ibex, +3.0%
• Italy's FTSE MIB +4.7%