European equity close: Modest losses but France and Italy buck the trend 10-Dec-19 10:35 pm AnalysisAnalysis, Global Indices Anirudh Sethi Closing changes for the main European bourses:UK FTSE -0.2%German DAX -0.3%French CAC +0.1%Italy MIB +0.7%Spain IBEX -0.1%The euro is up 0.25% so far today after it found a bid into the London fix.