The major European indices are closing mixed thanks to the UK FTSE 100 which rose by 0.40{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea}. The majority of the indices, however, did close lower.
A snapshot of the closing levels shows:
- German DAX, -0.48{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea}
- France CAC -1.15{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea}
- UK FTSE 100 +0.40{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea}
- Spain’s Ibex -0.56{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea}
- Italy’s FTSE MIB -2.03{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea}
As London/European traders exit, the major US indices have also rebounded and trade higher on the day in volatile price action:
- Dow Industrial Average average is up 373 points or 0.94{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea} at 40,232 (back above 40,000)
- S&P index is up 28 points or 0.52{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea} at 5455.41. It index was down -36.17 at the session lows.
- NASDAQ index is up 30.56 points or 0.18{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea} at 17374. At session lows, the index was down -308.45 points
the small-cap Russell 2000 is trading at 42.85 points or 1.95{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea} at 2238.30.
US yields are lower with the yield curve tilting more to the downside:
- 2-year yield 4.416{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea}, unchanged.
- 5-year yield 4.125{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea}, -2.6 basis points
- 10 year yield 4.242{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea}, -4.3 basis points
- 30-year yield 4.490{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea}, -5.8 basis points
in commodities:
- crude oil is trading higher by $0.45 at $78.07
- Gold prices are getting hit by $-38 or -1.62{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea} at 2358.38
- Silver is down $-1.07 or -3.72{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea} at $27.82
- Bitcoin is trading at $64,700 after trading at a session lows $63,424.
Copper which traded to a low of 4.036 its lowest level since April 1 and down -22.37{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea} from its May 20 high, is trading up at 4.139 up 0.73{721fc769be108e463fe4e33f629fb22fe291c423a7a69eaaf65dcb28e9b05dea}.
