German Dax up 0.13%, France CAC down -0.1%, UK FTSE up 0.3%

The major European stock indices are ending the day mixed.

  • German Dax closes us 0.13%
  • France's Cac closes down -0.1%
  • UK's FTSE closes up +0.3%
  • Spain's Ibex closes unchanged
  • Italy's FTSE MIB closes down -0.7%
  • Portugal's PSI20 closes up 0.3%

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

  • Germany 0.4460%, down -1.7 bp
  • France 0.866%, down -1.9 bp
  • UK 1.382%, unchanged
  • Spain 1.642%, unchanged
  • Italy 2.121%, down -4.1 bp
  • Portugal 2.321%, down -1.6 bp
  • Greece 5.570%, Unchanged

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

  • Spot gold is up $1.60 or 0.13% at 1293.32
  • WTI crude oil is down $-0.77 or -1.52% at $50.52
  • US stocks are near unchanged levels. The S&P is down -0.04%. The Nasdaq is up 0.07%. The Dow is up 0.01%
  • US yields are lower. 2 year is down -1.0 bp. 5 year is down -1.3 bp. 10 year is down -1.4 bp. 30 year is down -0.9 bp

In the forex market, the snapshot of the winners and losers shows the NZD remains the strongest and the GBP remains the weakest.