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According to Reuters, the European index rose to 1,107.96 points by 12:34 GMT, but the week-long rebound was halted by eurozone debt concerns.
Early gains were reversed after it was revealed member states are only keen to conclude how to increase the effective capacity of their bailout by the end of June.
However, it was hoped this decision would be made at next week's summit.
But there were positives for Rio Tinto, Xstrata and BHP Billiton, as they put on between 1.3 per cent and 2.3 per cent today.
Earlier this morning, it was revealed the FTSEurofirst 300 climbed by 0.3 per cent to 1,110.34 points by 10:33 GMT, led by the miners.
This came after it fell by 0.1 per cent during a previous session.
Posted by Chris Weaver
