European equity close: Sluggish start to the new week

<p>Closing changes:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 -0.5%</li><li>German DAX -0.5%</li><li>UK FTSE 100 -0.5%</li><li>French CAC -0.7%</li><li>Italy MIB -0.4%</li><li>Spain IBEX -0.1%</li></ul><p>The DAX opened higher but was steadily sold throughout the trading day. In the bigger picture, the gains since October continue to consolidate at the top of the range.</p>

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