European exchanges close lower except Germany, France

By Ovunc Kutlu

ISTANBUL (AA) - European stock exchanges closed Monday with losses except for Germany and France.

The STOXX Europe 600, which includes around 90% of the market capitalization of the European market in 17 countries, fell 0.11 points, or 0.02%, to finish at 524.94.

The UK's FTSE 100 decreased almost 13 points, or 0.15%, to end the session at 8,363.

Italy's FTSE MIB lost 52 points, or 0.15%, to 34,320 and Spain's IBEX 35 shed six points, or 0.06%, to end the day at 11,395.

Germany's DAX, on the other hand, rose nearly 24 points, or 0.13%, to 18,930.

France's CAC 40 increased 15 points, or 0.2%, to close at 7,646.