European equities didn't rinish as strongly as you'd hope

<p>Closing changes:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 +0.2%</li><li>German DAX +0.3%</li><li>UK FTSE 100 -0.6%</li><li>French CAC -0.1%</li><li>Italy MIB +0.7%</li><li>Spain IBEX +0.4%</li></ul><p>On the week:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 +3.4%</li><li>German DAX +3.8%</li><li>UK FTSE 100 +1.5%</li><li>French CAC +3.7%</li><li>Italy MIB +5.1%</li><li>Spain IBEX +4.2%</li></ul><p>It was a good week but it's disappointing that European stocks couldn't get a better bid on Friday in this environment. The currency is obviously a headwind but it's not like European stocks were doing well when the euro and pound were falling.</p>

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