UK FTSE bucks the down trend with a small gain.
In the European stock market the major indices are mostly down but only marginally.
- German DAX down -0.1%
- France's CAC down --0.2%
- UK's FTSE bucked the trend and is ending the day up 0.1%
- Spain's iPAQs down -1%
- Italy's FTSE MIB down -0.05%
- Portugal's PSI 20 down -0.27%
In the European 10 year debt sector.
- Germany 0.335%, -2.8 BP
- France 0.724%, -2.9 bp
- UK 1.257%, unchanged
- Spain 1.465%, -1 bp
- Italy 1.783%, -1 bp
- Portugal 2.025%, -4.3 bp
IN other markets as London/Europe look to exit:
- Spot gold has pushed higher and is up $9.38 now at $1278.90.
- WTI crude is now up $1.19 or 2.12% at $56.84
The dollar has just moved more lower over the last few minutes of trading. USDJPY fell below it's 100 hour MA at 114.00. The EURUSD has moved from 1.1586 up to 1.1602. The EUR is the weakest currency of the majors but the USD is close behind. The GBP is the strongest currency. The EURGBP is the biggest mover on the day. It is lower by -0.55%
