Dax down -0.5%. UK FTSE down -0.7%. Yields up.

As London/European traders exit for the day, the major indices are ending the day lower.

  • German Dax down -0.5%
  • France's CAC down -0.5%
  • UK FTSE -0.7%
  • Spain Ibex -0.3%
  • Italy FTSE MIB down -0.36%
  • Portugal PSI20 -0.30%

For the week, stocks took it on the chin in Europe:

  • German Dax down -2.61%
  • France CAC down -2.5%
  • UK down -1.7%
  • Spain Ibex down -2.5%
  • Italy FTSE MIB down -2.0%
  • Portugal PSI20 down -1.3%

The yields in the 10 year sector are higher:

  • Germany 0.410%, +3.5 bp
  • France 0.779%, up 3 bp
  • UK 1.342%, up 7.7 bp
  • Spain 1.574%, up 4.1 bp
  • Italy 1.844%, up 2.8 bp
  • Portugal 2.06%, 1.5 bp
  • Greece 5.153%, unchanged

In other markets:

  • Spot gold down -$8.50 or -0.66% at $1276.62
  • WTI crude oil futures: Unchanged at $57.16
  • US yields are higher today. 2 year 1.654%, up 2 bp. 5 year 2.048%, up 3.6 bp. 10 year 2.389%, up 4.7 bp. 30 year 2.871%, up 5.4 bp
  • US stocks are lower: S&P is down -5 points or -0.20%. Nasdaq down -5 points or -0.07%. Dow down -45 points or -0.20%

Finally in the forex market the GBP is the strongest while the CHF is the weakest.