European equity close: Late day recovery but still lower

Closing changes:

Stoxx 600 -0.4%German DAX -0.7%UK FTSE 100 -0.6%French CAC -0.3%Italy MIB -0.75%Spain IBEX -1.4%

French stocks challenged the June lows today but held and bounced.

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