Shares fall as trade fears intensify

The European shares are closing lower on the day, and near session lows.

The provisional closes are showing:

  • German DAX, -0.9%
  • France's CAC, -1.0%
  • UK's FTSE, -0.3%
  • Spains Ibex, -0.6%
  • Italy's FTSE MIB, -1.65%
  • Portugal's PSI 20, -1.33%

For the week, the major indices are still mostly higher:

  • German DAX, +0.4%
  • France's CAC, +0.68%
  • UK's FTSE, -0.1%
  • Spains Ibex, unchanged
  • Italy's FTSE MIB, +1.0%

In other markets as London/European traders look to exit

  • spot gold is up $28.50 or 1.91% at $1526.80
  • WTI crude oil futures are down $1.70 or -3.07% at $53.65

In the US stock market prices are sharply lower:

  • S&P index -50 points or -1.71% at 2873
  • NASDAQ index down -160 points or -2.0% at 7832
  • Dow industrial average -428 points or -1.63% at 25826

In the US debt market yields are sharply lower:

US yields are lower

European benchmark 10 year yields are also mostly lower (but not as low as US yields).

European yields are mostly lower