The major European indices are ending the day with declines but well off there lows. The UK FTSE 100 is an exception (closing more toward the lows of the day).
- German DAX, -0.64%
- France's CAC -1.0%
- UK's FTSE 100 -1.56%
- Spain's Ibex -1.35%
- Italy's FTSE MIB -0.67%
At the session lows:
- German DAX was down -2.53%
- France's CAC was down -2.74%
- UK's FTSE 100 was down -2.57%
- Spain's Ibex was down -2.14%
- Italy's FTSE MIB was down -2.13%
In other markets as the NA session moves past the midday point:
- Gold is down -$17.25 or in other markets as-0.93% at $1834.43
- silver is down $0.64 or -2.97% at $20.91
- crude oil is trading up $0.75 at $106.53
- Bitcoin is trading at $29,490
In the US stock market:
- Dow industrial average is down -248.46 points or -0.78% at 31585.66
- S&P is down -26.13 points or -0.66% 3909.06
- NASDAQ index is down -42.29 points or -0.37% 11321.95
- Russell 2000 is up 7.32 points or 0.43% at 1725.46.
In the forex, the strongest currency (and runaway strongest) is the JPY. The EUR is the weakest. The EURJPY is up 2.42% on the day, leading the biggest movers today. The AUDJPY is up 2.23% and the NZDJPY is up 2.05%.