Major European indices close mostly higher

The major European stock indices are mostly closing higher. The excepttion in the France CAC which fell modestly in trading today.

The German Dax closed a a new all-time record and made a new intraday high at 21671.59.. For the new year, the index is up 8.61%

The UK FTSE 100 closed just below its record high close at 8565. The close today was at 8557.82. For the year, the index is up 4.71%

The final numbers for the day are showing:

• German DAX, +192.48 points or 0.90% at 21623.07
• France’s CAC, -24.89 points or -0.32% at 7872.49
• UK’s FTSE 100 +23.94 points or 0.28% at 8557.82
• Spain’s Ibex +132.30 points or 1.09% at 12286.51
• Italy’s FTSE MIB +224.61 points or 0.62% at 36371.66.

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