The major European stock indices are closing the session with mixed results:
- German DAX, +0.06%
- France CAC, +0.13%
- UK FTSE 100 under, -0.37%
- Spain’s Ibex, -0.16%
- Italy’s FTSE MIB +0.02%.
As London/European traders look to exit for the day, the Dow industrial average is lower while the S&P and NASDAQ indices are higher. The S&P index is currently trading below its high closing level of 5321.42 reached on Tuesday. The NASDAQ index is at a record level.
- Dow Industrial Average was -273.96 points or -0.69% at 39397.94
- S&P index up 9.14 points or 0.17% at 5316.24
- NASDAQ and the up 121 points or 0.72% at 16922.89.
The Russell 2000 index is currently down 11.22 points or -0.55% at 2070.
US yields are higher across the board with the shorter end rising the most after stronger-than-expected S&P/global PMI data
- 2-year yield 4.941%, +6.4 basis points
- 5-year yield 4.536%, +6.4 basis points
- 10 year yield 4.486%, +5.3 basis points
- 30-year yield 4.592%, +4.2 basis points
