European equities closed lower on Wednesday Sept 30: Germany's DAX fell 177.55 points (-0.70%) to 25,197.74; the UK's FTSE 100 dropped 30.80 points (-0.29%) to 10,605.91; France's CAC 40 declined 71.36 points (-0.89%) to 7,964.51; the Euro STOXX 50 slid 52.31 points (-0.83%) to 6,267.95; Spain's IBEX 35 lost 90.82 points (-0.47%) to 19,426.68; Italy's FTSE MIB fell 462.44 points (-0.89%) to 51,342.50. 30-SEP-2026 11:40 AM ET