Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:43:42 GMT
European stocks close lower on Wednesday
European equity markets closed down on Wednesday led by German and French stocks as ECB reported its balance sheet soared by 239 bn Euros. Stoxx Europe 600 index lost 0.7% reaching 240.74; German DAX slipped by 2.0% to 5,771.27; CAC 40 tumbled 1.03% at 3,071.08 and UK's FTSE 100 fell 0.1% to 5,507.40.