10 year benchmark interest rates are also lower

The major European stock indicesare closed and showing losses for the day. The provisional closes are showing

  • German DAX, -0.84%
  • France's CAC, -0.32%
  • UK's FTSE, -0.54%
  • Spain's Ibex, -0.72%
  • Italy's FTSE MIB, unchanged

In the benchmark 10 year notes, yields are also lower but off the lower extremes.

10 year benchmark interest rates are also lower

In other markets as London/European traders look to exit:

  • Spot gold is near unchanged levels at $1426.30. It was lower on the day at $1414.73 before reversing back to the upside. At the lows, the contract got close to the 100 hour moving average at 1413.87 (the low reached $1414.73).
spot gold is trading back higher
  • The price of crude oil continues to fall. The price is currently trading at $54.95 or $-1.83. The low extended to $54.85 with a high up at $57.32. The $54.48 level is the 50% retracement of the move up from December 2018 low and the next key target