The British FTSE is the only winner, while there are strong daily losses for the rest of the European stocks.

Most European stock indices suffered significant losses at the close of trading on Thursday, as the Euro Stoxx 600 index fell by 0.46% to 557.11 points. Investor sentiment clearly deteriorated after the minutes from the European Central Bank's January meeting, released today, did not reveal any forecasts for inflation movements or interest rates.

European stocks are also still affected by the decline in economic confidence in Germany, as the German GFK index measuring business climate recorded a contraction at -24.7 points in February, prompting the German DAX index to suffer strong daily losses by the close of trading today.

Below is the performance of European stock indices at the close of today's session:

• The German DAX index fell by about 1.07%, losing approximately 243.22 points, to reach 22,550.89 points.
• The French CAC 40 index recorded a level of 8,102.52 points, with a decrease of 0.51%.
• Meanwhile, the British FTSE 100 index rose by about 0.27% to stabilize near the level of 8,756.21 points.
• The Italian FTSE MIB index remained at the level of 38,622.84 points, losing about 601 points.
• The Spanish IBEX index decreased by 0.46%, recording about 13,270.60 points.