Mostly lower in Europe
The UK FTSE is the outperforming in what is mostly a down day for European equities. The lower GBP is helping to support the FTSE.
- German Dax fell -0.2%
- France's CAC fell -0.4%
- UK's FTSE rose 0.7%
- Spain's Ibex fell -0.3%
- Italy's FTSE MIB fell -0.2(%
In the European 10 year debt market, yields are mixed but mostly little changed:
- Germany 0.40%, down -0.8 bps
- France 0.73%, unchanged
- UK 1.315%, down -1 bps
- Spain 1.405%, +1.0 bps
- Italy 2.906%, up 3.6 bps
- Portugal 1.765%, up 1.1 bps
In other markets as London/European traders look to exit:
- Spot gold is down -$1.29 or -0.10% at $1209.57
- WTI crude oil is down -$2.58 or -3.73% at $66.60.
- Bitcoin is down -$400 at $6477
In the forex market, the JPY remains the strongest currency while the GBP is still the weakest (although it has rebounded a bit in the morning session).
The USD is mixed. The greenback is down by -0.40% vs the JPY and up 0.45% vs the GBP. The rest of the pairs has the dollar up a little or down a little.
In the US stock market, major indices are mixed:
- S&P is up 0.02%
- Nasdaq is up 0.07%
- Dow is down -0.12%
In the US debt market, yields are a bit lower:
