German Dax rises 0.2%. Other indices mostly lower

The German Dax rose by 0.2% on the day. The German IFO Business Climate index rose to 111.00 from 110.4 and above the estimate of 110.7. That was the highest reading since February 2014.

The other major indices were unchanged or lower.

Below is the day's summary.

In the European debt market, 10 year yields were lower:

  • Germany 0.246%, -6.8 basis points
  • France 0.710%, -5.7 basis points
  • UK 1.397%, -4.1 basis points
  • Italy 1.82%, -5 basis points
  • Portugal 3.76%, -4 basis points
  • Spain 1.36%, -6 basis points