The major European indices are closing the day lower. The declines were led by France’s CAC which fell -0.50%:
German DAX, -0.39%France’s CAC, -0.50%UK’s FTSE 100 -0.17%Spain’s Ibex, -0.38%Italy’s FTSE MIB -0.12%
As London/European traders head for the exit, US equities are mixed with the Dow and S&P lower.
Dow -210 points or -0.50% at 41998.48S&P index -2.58 points or -0.04% at 5730.84NASDAQ index is up 31.10 points or 0.17% at 18105.25
The small-cap Russell 2000 is down -11.27 points or -0.51% at 2212.64.
US yields are higher ahead of the five year note auction at 1 PM ET
2-year yield 3.546%, +2.7 basis points5 year yield 3.514%, +3.6 basis points10 year yield 3.775%, +3.9 basis points30 year yield 4.123%, +3.5 basis points
This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.
