Germany closed today, but other indices end in the black
The German stock market is closed today, but the other European equities are ending the day with gains:
- France's CAC up 0.3%
- UK FTSE 100 up 0.2%
- Spain's Ibex up 0.3%
- Italy's FTSE MIB up 0.1%
- Portugal's PSI20 up 0.62%
In the 10 year debt market:
- Germany 0.363%, unchanged (although stocks are closed, German debt is trading
- France 0.755%, down -0.8 basis points
- UK 1.332%, unchanged
- Spain 1.459%, down -3.7 basis points
- Italy 1.826%, down -2.2 basis points
- Portugal 2.072%, down -2.3 basis points
- Greece 5.474%, down -8.1 basis points
In other markets the snap shot near the London European close is showing:
- Spot gold down $6.57 or -0.52% to $1269.77
- WTI crude oil futures up six cents or +0.11% to $54.21. The high reach $54.28 while below extended to $53.93
- US treasury yields are a bit higher: two-year 1.587%, up 1.4 basis points. Five-year 2.008%, up 1.3 basis points. 10 year 2.3739%, up 0.5 basis points. Thirty-year 2.875%, down -0.4 basis points
- US stock indices are higher: S&P index up 3.76 points or 0.15%. NASDAQ index up 25.787 points or +0.38%. Dow industrial average up 24.24 points or 0.11%
A snapshot of the strongest and weakest currencies shows that the GBP is the strongest, while the NZD is the weakest.