Closing changes for the main European bourses:
- UK FTSE 100 +0.4%
- German DAX +0.5%
- French CAC +0.6%
- Spain IBEX -0.1%
- Italy MIB +0.2%
A late bid helped most markets but it was a back-and-forth day with the market not quite sure how to handle the signals from the bond market.