UK FTSE flat
The major European indices are ending with modest gains on the day.
- German DAX, +0.2%
- France’s CAC, +0.1%
- UK’s FTSE, unchanged
- Spain’s Ibex, -0.2%
- Italy’s FTSE MIB, +0.16%
In the benchmark 10 year note sector yields are ending higher
- Germany 0.056%, unchanged
- France 0.421%, +2.2 basis points
- UK 1.221%, +1.0 basis points
- Spain 1.082%, +3.3 basis points
- Italy 2.580%, +3.9 basis points
In the Forex market, the GBP is the strongest while the CAD is the weakest on the back of a weaker first-quarter business outlook survey.