European equity close: A look at the day, week, month and quarter

<p>The month ended with some equity buying in Europe but it wasn't a pretty picture for the week or September (aside from the UK). I do love when a month ends on a Friday though, so it's a clean slate for October.</p><p>On the day:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 +0.5%</li><li>German DAX +0.5%</li><li>France CAC +0.4%</li><li>UK's FTSE 100 +0.3%</li><li>Spain's IBEX +0.1%</li><li>Italy's FTSE MIB +0.4%</li></ul><p>On the week:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 -0.6%</li><li>German DAX -1.0%</li><li>France CAC -0.6%</li><li>UK's FTSE 100 -0.8%</li><li>Spain's IBEX -0.7%</li><li>Italy's FTSE MIB -1.0%</li></ul><p>On the month:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 -1.5%</li><li>German DAX -3.4%</li><li>France CAC -2.3%</li><li>UK's FTSE 100 +2.3%</li><li>Spain's IBEX -0.6%</li><li>Italy's FTSE MIB -1.7%</li></ul><p>On the quarter:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 -2.4%</li><li>German DAX -4.6%</li><li>France CAC 3.5%</li><li>UK's FTSE 100 +1.2%</li><li>Spain's IBEX -1.7%</li><li>Italy's FTSE MIB +0.2%</li></ul><p>Year to date gains are in the 2% (UK) to 20% (Italy) range.</p><p>When you zoom out to the monthly charts, the weakness lately hasn't been as bad as the headlines might make it seem.</p>

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