European major indices end the day sharply lower

The major European indices Indices Stock market indices represents an index that measures a particular stock market or a segment of the stock market. These instruments are important investors as they help compare current price levels with past prices to calculate market performance.The main two parameters for indices are that they are both investable and transparent. For example, investors can invest in a stock market index by buying an index fund, which is structured as either a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, and track Stock market indices represents an index that measures a particular stock market or a segment of the stock market. These instruments are important investors as they help compare current price levels with past prices to calculate market performance.The main two parameters for indices are that they are both investable and transparent. For example, investors can invest in a stock market index by buying an index fund, which is structured as either a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, and track Read this Term are closing the day sharply lower with most losses between three and 4% on the day.

The provisional closes are showing

• German DAX, -4.0%
• France's CAC, -4.0%
• UK's FTSE 100 -3.8%
• Spain's Ibex -2.8%
• Italy's FTSE MIB -3.9%

Although down sharply, the declines were worse. At the session lows intraday:

• German DAX was down -5.65%
• France's CAC was down -5.13%
• UK's FTSE 100 was down -4.01%
• Spain's Ibex was down -4.67%
• Italy's FTSE MIB was down -5.58%

In the forex, the snapshot of the strongest to weakest is showing the USD is the strongest, while hte NZD is the weakest. The EUR which was the weakest at the start of the NA session, has now seen the AUD and NZD overtake it as the weakest of the majors.

In other markets:

• Spot gold is well off the highs but still higher. The current price is up $13.50 at $1921 after trading as high as $1974
• Crude oil Crude Oil Crude oil is the most popular tradable instrument in the energy sector, offering exposure to global market conditions, geopolitical risk, and economics. The instrument is strategically relied upon and situated in the global economy. Crude oil has proven to be a unique option for traders given volatility and the efficacy of both swing trading and longer-term strategies. Despite its popularity, crude oil is a very complex investing instrument, given the litany of fluctuations in oil prices, risk, Crude oil is the most popular tradable instrument in the energy sector, offering exposure to global market conditions, geopolitical risk, and economics. The instrument is strategically relied upon and situated in the global economy. Crude oil has proven to be a unique option for traders given volatility and the efficacy of both swing trading and longer-term strategies. Despite its popularity, crude oil is a very complex investing instrument, given the litany of fluctuations in oil prices, risk, Read this Term is up around $5 at $97.12
• Bitcoin is off lows for the day at $34324 and trades at $36130.

In the US stock market:

• Dow is down -670 points or -2.01% at 32461
• S&P index is down 52 points or -1.22% at 4173
• NASDAQ index is down 52 points or -0.40% at 12985
• Russell 2000 is down 11.23 points or -0.58% 1932.82

Both the Russell NASDAQ index did trade in positive territory but have since rotated back below the unchanged level.