European markets mixed: Milan and Germany’s Dax advance

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-6120369752fad99a667bced18450cb9a.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”European markets mixed: Milan and Germany’s Dax advance” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-6120369752fad99a667bced18450cb9a.jpg” (ANSA) – Milan, February 28 – Markets were mixed across Europe on Friday, with Milan’s FTSE MIB index and Germany’s Dax gaining and Madrid’s Ibex index dropping. Italy’s Ftse Mib index advanced 0.6% to 20,442 points. The yield spread between 10-year Italian bonds and the German benchmark equivalent, considered to be a barometer of Italy’s borrowing costs in the eurozone crisis, closed at 185 points with 10-year yields at 3.5%. PThe Frankfurt Dax bourse gained 1% to 9,692 points. Madrid’s Ibex index dropped 0.5% to 10,114 points while London’s Ftse-100 stock market was little changed at 6,809 points./PIMG id=mediaViewer title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-trasp2.gif”ALL RIGHTS RESERVED