European major indices close lower

Euro Stoxx index comes off a record close reached yesterday

The major European indices are closing lower on the day. It comes a day after the Euro Stoxx 600 index closed a record level yesterday. Today, the index was down -0.1%.
Other provisional closes shows:
  • German DAX, -0.4%
  • France’s CAC, -0.2%
  • UK’s FTSE 100, -0.3%
  • Spain’s Ibex, -0.3%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, -0.5%

In other markets as European traders move toward the exits for the day:

  • Spot gold is trading marginally lower at $1792.40.
  • Spot silver is down eight cents or -0.31% at $24.07.
  • WTI crude oil futures are trading at $83.32 down -1.57%
  • The price of bitcoin trades at $59,000
European benchmark 10 year yields are closing mixed in up and down volatility. The UK 10 year yield is down the most at -12.9 basis points but France (unchanged), Germany (+0.3 basis points), and Italy (+0.4 basis points) saw yields close marginally higher (but well off high levels as well).
European yields are