European equity close: Solid start to the week

<p>Closing changes:</p><ul><li>Stoxx 600 +0.3%</li><li>German DAX +0.3%</li><li>UK FTSE 100 +0.5%</li><li>French CAC +0.3%</li><li>Italy MIB +0.5%</li><li>Spain IBEX +0.5%</li></ul><p>US equities are up 1.1% so the gains are a bit of a disappointment in comparison but still a nice start to the week.</p>

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