German Dax and Italy's FTSE MIB the big losers for the week

The European major stock indices are closing lower on the day:

  • German DAX tumbled -2.1%
  • France's CAC fell -1.7%
  • UK's FTSE fell 1.0%
  • Spain's Ibex fell -2.0%
  • Italy's FTSE MIB fell -2.51%
  • Portugal's PSI 2012-0.24%

The tumble today, wiped out any gains for the week The UK FTSE is the only index that closed higher and it was by the most narrow of margins (+0.1%). The German Dax fell -1.52% on the week. Italy's FTSE MIB was the weakest at -2.3%.

Below is a look at the week's changes for some of the major stock indices:

In the 10 year debt sector today, yields were mixed on the day with a flight into the relative safety of German, UK and France, and moves out of the more risky countries.