European shares climb for the 2nd consecutive day this week

German Dax up 0.7%

The European shares have corn for the 2nd consecutive day. The provisional closes are showing:

  • German DAX, +0.7%
  • France’s CAC, +0.5%
  • UK’s FTSE 100, flat
  • Spain’s Ibex, +1.3%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, +0.8%
A look at other markets as the London/European traders look to exit is showing:
  • spot gold down $3.20 or -0.17% at $1910.33. That is down from the high price of $1921.70.
  • Spot silver is trading down $0.30 or -1.24% at $24.07.
  • WTI crude oil futures are trading higher by $1.44 or 3.7% at $40.67. The high price reached $40.83. The low price extended to $39.10.
In the US stock market, the major indices are mixed with the NASDAQ lagging:
  • S&P index is down -1.53 points or at -0.05% at 3407.03
  • NASDAQ index is down -45 points or -0.39% at 11287.75
  • Dow industrial average is up 73 points or 0.26% at 28221.92
In the US debt market, the yields are mixed:
  • 2 year 0.144%, unchanged
  • 5 year 0.329%, -0.6 basis points
  • 10 year 0.780%, minus this 0.1 basis points
  • 30 year 1.598%, +0.9 basis points.