Stock indexes were mixed
On Friday, August 15, stocks of major European countries changed differently. It is reported by Bloomberg.
Index of the British stock exchange (FTSE 100) rose by 0.06%;
French Stock Index (CAC 40) has decreased by 0.74%;
The German stock index (DAX) fell by 1.44%;
Italy's stock index (FTSE MIB) was down 0.29%;
Spain's key stock index (IBEX) fell by 0.71%;
European stocks opened mixed on Friday because of disappointing economic growth reports from the euro zone. But investors expect that world’s central banks will continue to stimulate the economy longer than previously expected.