European equity close: France lags as the new year woes continue

<p>Closing changes:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 -0.9%</li><li>German DAX -1.5%</li><li>UK FTSE 100 -0.6%</li><li>French CAC -1.7%</li><li>Italy MIB -1.5%</li><li>Spain IBEX -1.3%</li></ul><p>This was the first day of real selling in French stocks since October.</p>

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