US shares move back into the negative as well

The major European markets are now closed and are closing lower on the day.

The provisional closes are showing:

  • German DAX, -0.45%
  • France's CAC, -0.58%
  • UK's FTSE 100, -0.13%
  • Spain's Ibex, -0.27%
  • Italy's FTSE MIB, -0.97%

In the European debt market, the benchmark 10 year yields are also trading lower today led by a -7.2 basis point decline in the Italian issue.

US shares move back into the negative as well_

In other markets, US stocks are back in the red after a run higher into positive territory ran on steam:

  • S&P index, -0.05%
  • NASDAQ index, -0.05%
  • Dow industrial average, -0.22%

In the US debt market, US yields are now mixed with the 2 year up 1.0 basis point and the 10 year down -1.4 basis points.

US yields are mixed

In the forex market, the CHF has moved to the strongest of the majors (from the EUR), while the AUD remains the weakest.

The CHF is the strongest while the AUD is the weakest