German Dax

The major European stock indices are ending the day mixed.

  • German Dax ends up 0.18%
  • France's Cac ends unchanged
  • UK's FTSE ends down -0.1%
  • Spain's Ibex ends closed up 1.57%
  • Italy's FTSE MIB ends up 0.97%
  • Portugal's PSI20 ends up 0.52%

In the 10 year note sector today, yields are mixed:

  • Germany 0.460%, up 1.8 bp
  • France 0.882%, up 16 bp
  • UK 1.375%, up 1.2 bp
  • Spain 1.630%, down -6.4 bp
  • Italy 2.157%, up 3 bp
  • Portugal 2.332%, down -6 bp
  • Greece 5.573%, down -0.9 bp

In other markets as London/European traders look to exit:

  • Spot gold is up $0.43 or 0.03% at 1288.45
  • WTI crude oil is down $-0.21 or -0.41% at $50.70
  • US stocks are near unchanged levels. The S&P is down -0.02%. The Nasdaq is up 0.03%. The Dow is up 0.05%
  • US yields are lower. 2 year is down -0.3 bp. 5 year is down -1.6 bp. 10 year is down 2.7 bp. 30 year is down -3.0 bp

In the forex market, the snapshot of the winners and losers shows the EUR is the strongest. The GBP is the weakest. The USD is mixed with most of the changes coming against the EUR and CHF. The other currencies vs the USD are a little above or below the closing level from yesterday.