European equity close: Mixed finish but a good week, especially for UK stocks

<p>The softer UK inflation print was the major driver in European equity markets this week, still the 3% weekly gain for the FTSE 100 only returned it to mid-June levels.</p><p>Closing changes for the day:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 +0.3%</li><li>German DAX -0.2%</li><li>FTSE 100 +0.2%</li><li>French CAC +0.6%</li><li>Italy MIB +0.2%</li><li>Spain IBEX +0.4%</li></ul><p>For the week:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 1.0%</li><li>German DAX +0.4%</li><li>FTSE 100 +3.0%</li><li>Italy MIB +0.7%</li><li>Spain IBEX +1.3%</li></ul>

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.