Closing changes in the major European bourses:

  • German DAX -1.2%
  • Spain IBEX -0.4%
  • Italy MIB +1.0%
  • UK FTSE -0.5%
  • French CAC -0.5%

Bond yields moved up across the continent. Benchmark 10s:

  • Germany +8bps to 0.355%
  • France +6bps to 0.81%
  • Italy +5bps to 2.04%
  • Spain +5bps to 1.61%
  • UK +6bps to 1.47%

Those rates in Germany are the highest intraday since Nov 14 and the highest close since January.