European equity close: A rough outing

<p>There wasn't anywhere to hide today as a rout in Beijing kicked off a round of selling everywhere. Rising Treasury yields certainly didn't help nor did Lagarde's pushback against rate cuts.</p><p>Closing changes:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 -1.1%</li><li>German DAX -0.9%</li><li>UK FTSE 100 -1.6%</li><li>French CAC -1.1%</li><li>Italy MIB -0.9%</li><li>Spain IBEX -1.3%</li></ul>

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