Frankfurt DAX: 3854.81 (-117.74)
German shares recovered slightly in after-hours dealing, after the heavy falls in normal floor trading. The main factors behind the weakness and the failure to recover after the positive US economic figures were a sharp fall by Deutsche Telekom and a negative reaction to rumours that the Bundesbank plans a rate rise after the G7 meeting.
Paris CAC-40: 2834.07 (-9.53)
French shares closed marginally lower after a volatile session which saw the index rise by as much as 2.5 per cent after the US retail sales figures before giving up all of those gains.
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Milan Mibtel: 14375 (-21)
Shares closed mostly lower, with signs that investors were switching into bonds.
