Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:39:43 GMT
European stocks mostly lower after US retail data
European stock indices ended mostly into red on Wednesday on disappointing US retail sales data. Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.4%, German DAX slipped 0.1% and French CAC 40 index gave up 0.6%. Spanish IBEX 35 breached the negative trend and surged 1.4% after heavyweight retail company Inditex posted better than predicted earnings. UK FTSE 100 index managed to gain 0.2%.