European stocks close mostly lower

European stock markets closed mostly lower Thursday as more disappointing Chinese data weighed on the global economic outlook, and investors awaited developments in Greece's debt stand-off. The CAC 40 in Paris ended 0.62 percent lower at 5,178.91 after a key survey showed growth in business activity in France's private sector slowed in April amid signs that the eurozone's second-biggest economy was on the verge of stalling. London's FTSE 100 closed out 0.36 percent higher to