By Barbara Kollmeyer
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets shifted into positive territory on Friday after durable-goods orders for August fell 1.3%, the largest decline in a year, but still less than the 1.4% fall that was expected. European bourses that had largely been in negative territory all day shifted gear. The Stoxx Europe 600 index (ST:SXXP 261.01, -0.06, -0.02%) rose 0.3% to 261.70, the German DAX index (DX:DAX 6,203, +17.88, +0.29%) gained 0.7% to 6,224.24, the French CAC-40 index (FR:PX1 3,723, +12.50, +0.34%) rose 0.7% to 3,734.86 and the FTSE 100 index (UK:UKX 5,552, +4.59, +0.08%) rose 0.3% to 5,565.58. |
