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Other major indices close higher
The UK FTSE is closing at a record level with the provisional close up 0.59% at 7779.49
In the other markets:
- German Dax rose 0.8%
- France's Cac rose 0.8%
- Italy's FTSE MIB rose 0.29%
- Portugal's PSI20 rose 0.7%
- Spain's Ibex rose 1%
In the 10 year note sector today, yield changes were mostly unchanged to higher
- Germany 0.637%, up 3.1 bp
- France 0.868%, up 2.5 bp
- UK 1.557%, up 5.4 bp
- Spain 1.407%, unchanged
- Italy 2.113%, unchanged
- Portugal 1.797%, -1.1 bp
In other markets:
- Spot gold string down $2.27 at $1288.40
- WTI crude oil futures are trading up $.31 at $71.80
- S&P index is up 5 points at 2727
- NASDAQ is up 13.8 points at 7411.69
- Dow is up 16.6 points at 24,787
In the US debt market yields are mixed:
- 2-year 2.568%, -1.6 basis points
- 5-year 2.934%, -0.5 basis points
- 10 year 3.109%, +1.3 basis points
- 30 year 3.243%, +2.7 basis points
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