European equity close: Five straight days of declines this week

<p>Closing changes for the day:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 -0.3%</li><li>German DAX -1.0%</li><li>FTSE 100 -0.6%</li><li>French CAC -0.6%</li><li>Italy MIB -0.8%</li><li>Spain IBEX -1.0%</li></ul><p>For the week:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 -2.9%</li><li>German DAX -3.3%</li><li>FTSE 100 -2.4%</li><li>Italy MIB -2.4%</li><li>Spain IBEX -2.4%</li></ul><p>It was a rough one for European stocks this week but so far the May closing low has held for the Stoxx 600.</p>

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