US stocks are mixed too
The European major stock indices are closed with mixed results:
- German DAX rose 0.3%
- France's CAC was flat
- UK's FTSE fell -0.4%
- Spain's Ibex rose 0.4%
- Italy's FTSE MIB fell -0.72%
In the US as London/European traders to exit, the major indices are also showing mixed results:
- the S&P indexes of 1.8 points or 0.06% at 2859.50
- The NASDAQ index is up 28 points or 0.36% at 7916.42
- The Dow industrial average is down 6 points for my 0.02% at 25577
In the European 10 year debt market, yields are ending lower:
In the US debt market, yields are also lower after PPI data came in less than expectations:
The US treasury will complete their refunding by auctioning off thirty-year bonds at 1 PM ET. The current yield is at 3.0894%.
In the forex market, the snapshot now shows that the CHF is the strongest currency, while the NZD is the runaway weakest currency. The NZD has lost over 1.37% vs all the major pairs and is down -2.1% vs the CHF alone.
The USD is higher vs the NZD, AUD and EUR. It is lower by -0.30% vs the CHF now and near unchanged vs the GBP, JPY and CAD.
- Spot gold is unchanged on the day at $1214.06
- WTI crude oil futures are also near unchanged levels and $66.89 down $.05
- Bitcoin is up $128 and $6447. It remains below it's 100 hour moving average at $6756
