European equity close: Slow and steady

Closing changes on the day:
- STOXX 600 +0.3%
- German DAX, -0.1%
- France's CAC +0.1%
- UK's FTSE 100 +0.1%
- Spain's IBEX +0.25%
- Italy's FTSE MIB +0.5%
On the week:
- STOXX 600 +0.9
- German DAX, +1.2%
- France's CAC +0.7%
- UK's FTSE 100 +0.7%
- Spain's IBEX +0.6%
- Italy's FTSE MIB +1.2%
There weren't any fireworks in European stock markets this week but they generally made steady progress -- which is the best kind of progress.