REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
Stock brokers monitor trading at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) in Manila's Makati financial district.
Britain's FTS 100 is flat.
France's CAC 40 is down 0.4%.
Germany's DAX is up 0.1%.
Spain's IBEX is up 0.4%.
Italy's FTSE MIB is up 0.4%.
French stocks are being led lower by BNP Paribas. According the WSJ, the Justice Department is seeking up to $10 billion in penalties from the French bank for evading sanctions against Iran and other countries. Shares are down by 5%.
In Asia, Japan's Nikkei closed down 0.3%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed up 0.3%, and Australia's S&P/ASX closed down 0.4%.