Closing changes for the main European bourses
- UK FTSE 100 -0.2%
- German DAX -0.9%
- French CAC -1.6%
- Spain IBEX -1.4%
- Italy MIB -1.6%
The UK was buffered by the 1% drop in the pound. The good news elsewhere is that stock closed off the lows. The CAC, for instance, had been down by as much as 2.4%.