Global shares increased as the metal industry weakened. The yen lost strength after a recent report suggesting that confidence levels of manufacturers in Japan rose for the first time since September 2011.

The Tankan report of the Bank of Japan stated exclusively that the tiger economy's manufacturers showed positive outlook in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new policies on growth.  Economists agreed that factory output from the United States most likely increased as Euro zone manufacturing output shriveled. Due to fears of the Federal Reserve's stimulus cut back, a total of $2.6 trillion worth of global equities were burned.

"Investors may be a bit more aggressive on the cyclicals. Japan's manufacturing report helps, with the economic conditions improving," said Andrea Williams, head of European equities at Royal London Asset Management.

The yen slid 0.8% to 129.95 for each euro. All of the currencies' major counterparts finished stronger that the yen, which already posted the worst performance among that 10 developed countries of the world.