Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:56:13 GMT
European markets mostly down on ECB loans and Bernake's announcement
European stock markets finished slightly lower on Wednesday as ECB provided record amount of cheap loans and Fed chairman Ben Bernake pointed out in his speech the global outlook stays uncertain. Stoxx Europe 600 index closed nearly unchanged at 264.32, CAC 40 index slipped 0.05% while German DAX index faced more substantial gains, declining 0.46%. British FTSE 100 index tumbled 0.95%.