At the close: Mixed start for European equities

<p>Closing changes:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 flat</li><li>German DAX +0.3%</li><li>FTSE 100 -0.4%</li><li>French CAC -0.1%</li><li>Italy MIB +0.45%</li><li>Spain IBEX -0.2%</li></ul><p>Stock markets bottomed out early in US trade and bounced afterwards to a mixed day.</p>

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