European indices end the week with mixed results

<p>For both the day and the week, the major European indices closed mixed. </p><p>On the day:</p><ul><li>German DAX rose 0.11%</li><li>France CAC, -0.03%</li><li>UK FTSE 100, +0.04% </li><li>Spain's Ibex, +0.08%</li><li>Italy's FTSE MIB+0.26%</li></ul><p>For the trading week:</p><ul><li>German DAX, -0.27%</li><li>France CAC, -0.37%</li><li>UK FTSE 100, +1.60%</li><li>Spain's Ibex, +0.16%</li><li>Italy's FTSE MIB, -0.07%</li></ul><p>As we head into the final week, year-to-date gains are showing:</p><ul><li>German DAX, +19.98%</li><li>France CAC, +16.92%</li><li>UK FTSE 100 +3.3%</li><li>Spain's Ibex, +22.88%</li><li>Italy's FTSE MIB, +28.04%</li></ul><p>Looking at 10-year yield's in Europe, yields were mostly lower for the week:</p><ul><li>German 1.975%, -5.7 basis points</li><li>France 2.481%, -7.7 basis points</li><li>UK 3.505%, -19.1 basis points</li><li>Spain 2.905%, -10.6 basis points</li><li>Italy 3.560% -17.8 basis points</li></ul>

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.