A midday day snapshot of the markets

The European stock markets for ending the session with mixed results for the day:

  • German DAX fell by -0.12%
  • France's CAC rose by 0.1%
  • UK's FTSE fell by -0.82%
  • Spain's Ibex rose by 0.08%
  • Italy's FTSE MIB rose by 0.11%
  • Portugal's PSI 20 fell by -0.36%

In the European debt market 10 year yields are unchanged to higher:

  • Germany 0.696%, up 1.2 basis points
  • France 0.968%, unchanged
  • UK 1.507%, up 4.6 basis points
  • Spain 1.423%, up 1.4 basis points
  • Italy 2.02%, -0.6 basis points
  • Portugal 1.963%, up 0.6 basis points

In other markets at midday:

  • Spot gold is higher by $2.64 or 0.2% at $1341.24
  • WTI crude oil futures are down $.24 or -0.36% at $64.29

In the US stock market, the major indexes higher but well off the highs for the day

  • The S&P is up 4 points or 0.14% at 2826.44. The high reached 2839.26
  • The NASDAQ is up 15.1 points or 0.20% at 7417.50. The high reach 7453.98.
  • The Dow is higher by 133 points or 0.51% at 26210. The high reach 26338.

US yields are higher. The treasury announced increases in the quarterly auction as a result of the change in the Fed bond buying programs:

  • two-year 2.148%, up 2.4 basis points
  • five-year 2.535%, up 3 basis points
  • 10 year 2.742%, up 2.2 basis points
  • 30 year 2.979%, up 0.9 basis point