European equity close: Sluggish finish after a good start

<p>European equities opened the week with some nice gains but they slowly evaporated before some heavier selling in the final hour.</p><p>Closing changes:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 -0.2%</li><li>German DAX -0.2%</li><li>UK FTSE 100 -0.2%</li><li>French CAC -0.3%</li><li>Italy MIB -0.1%</li><li>Spain IBEX -0.4%</li></ul>

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