European markets close higher as major indexes gain
European cash markets finished higher, with the Euro Stoxx 50 up 0.63%, the DAX up 0.59% and the FTSE 100 up 0.64%, while the FTSE MIB was unchanged.
European cash markets finished higher: the Euro Stoxx 50 closed up 0.63 percent, the DAX closed up 0.59 percent, the FTSE 100 closed up 0.64 percent and the FTSE MIB closed unchanged at 0 percent.
UK volume leaders were BP down 0.49 percent, Lloyds Banking Group up 1.37 percent, Barclays up 0.74 percent, HSBC up 1.05 percent and Shell down 0.89 percent. continental European volume leaders were Novartis up 0.85 percent, UBS down 0.51 percent, Deutsche Telekom up 0.77 percent, Sanofi up 1.48 percent and Siemens up 1.58 percent.