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The European major indices are ending the session mostly higher. UK’s FTSE 100 down

  
Analysis, Global Indices

US stocks are higher led by the NASDAQ

The major European indices are ending the session mostly higher. The in UK FTSE 100 is the exception.  A look at provisional closes are showing:
  • German DAX, +0.4%
  • France’s CAC, +0.6%
  • UK’s FTSE 100, -0.1%
  • Spain’s Ibex, +0.5%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, +0.6%
In other markets as London/European traders look to exit shows:
  • Spot gold, $-7.46 or -0.42% at $1804.15.
  • Spot silver is down $0.10 or -0.40% at $25.25
  • WTI crude oil futures are rebounding and trading up $1.22 or 1.8% at $69.25.
  • Bitcoin is also rebounding off session lows and trades at $39,293 down $447. It was down around $1800 earlier in the North American session.
In the US equity market, the major indices are higher with the S&P pushing near the record close level from Tuesday’s trade:
  • Dow, +200 points or 0.58% at 34992
  • S&P index up 19.58 points or 0.44% at 4422.24
  • NASDAQ index up 105.66 points or 0.71% at 14886.

European indices close the session with mixed results

  
Analysis, Global Indices

Modest gains and losses for most of the major indices

The European indices are closing the session with mixed results and modest changes for most of the major indices:
  • German DAX, -0.1%
  • France’s CAC, +0.7%
  • UK’s FTSE 100, +0.35%
  • Spain’s Ibex, +0.1%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, unchanged
In other markets as London/European traders look to exit:
  • Spot gold is down $-3.20 or -0.18% at $1809.70.
  • Spot silver is up $0.15 or 0.56% $25.51
  • WTI crude oil futures are off their lows but still down about $1.10 or -1.54% at $70.46. The low price reached $69.18.
  • The price of bitcoin is trading just above the $38,000 level at $38,065
In the US stock market, the major indices are trading in the black with the NASDAQ lagging the Dow and S&P.
  • Dow industrial average +200 points or 0.58% at 35,038.48
  • S&P index up 20.03 points or 0.46% at 4407.19
  • NASDAQ index up 9.6 points or 0.07% at 14690.73
In the US debt market, the benchmark 10 year yield is trading above and below unchanged on the day. It is currently up 0.2 basis point at 1.1740%.

European major indices end the week in the red for the day

  
Analysis, Global Indices

Down day for most indices today

Today, the major European indices are ending the week in the red.  Looking at the provisional closes:
  • German DAX, -0.5%
  • France’s CAC -0.2%
  • UK’s FTSE 100 -0.6%
  • Spain’s Ibex, -1.25%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, -0.6%
For the week,
  • German DAX, -0.75%
  • France’s CAC, +0.7%
  • UK’s FTSE 100, +0.1%
  • Spain’s Ibex, -0.5%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, +1.1%
In other markets as London/European traders exit for the day:
  • Spot gold is trading down $5.80 or -0.32% at $1821.60
  • Spot silver is up to censor 0.08% at $25.52
  • WTI crude oil is up $0.36 or 0.49% $73.75
  • Bitcoin is trading at $39,040. That’s down $660 on the day

European indices are closing the day with gains

  
Analysis, Global Indices

France’s CAC, UK’s FTSE, German Dax closing near highs

The major European indices are closing the session higher with France, UK, Germany closing near the highs for the day as well.
The provisional closes are showing:
  • German DAX, +0.4%
  • France’s CAC, +1.1%
  • UK’s FTSE 100, +0.3%
  • Spain’s Ibex, +0.6%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, +0.67%
In other markets as as London/European traders look to exit:
  • Spot gold plus $1.72 or 0.1% at $1800.23
  • Spot Silver up $0.21 or 0.86% at $24.88
  • WTI crude oil futures up $0.19 or 0.27% at $72.07
  • Bitcoin is back below the $40,000 level at $39,726.23

Major European indices end with declines today

  
Analysis, Global Indices

Selling/profit-taking send indices lower

The major European indices are ending the day with declines.  Global stocks have moved mostly lower with China getting hammered overnight once again.  The NASDAQ index is sharply lower as well with declines close to 2% ahead of big tech earnings after the close including Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft.
The provisional closes are showing:
  • German DAX, -0.6%
  • France’s CAC, -0.7%
  • UK’s FTSE 100, -0.4%
  • Spain’s Ibex,-0.76%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, -0.8%
Looking at other markets as London/European traders look to exit:
  • Spot gold is trading at $1801.30. That’s up $4.86 or 0.27%.
  • Spot silver is down $0.58 or -2.37% at $24.59
  • WTI crude oil futures are trading down the $0.78 or -1.08% at $71.41
In the US stock market, the NASDAQ index is gettingg hammered and down nearly 2%. The Dow industrial average and S&P index are also lower. The major indices have been up for five consecutive days and all three major indices have closed at record levels for the last three trading days.
  • S&P index -37 points or 0.84% at 4385.03
  • NASDAQ index -287 points or -1.94% at 14552.08
  • Dow industrial average -200 points or -0.57% at 34942.29

European major indices mostly higher. German Dax the exception

  
Analysis, Global Indices

German DAX -0.4%

The major European indices are ending mostly higher. The exception is the German Dax which fell -0.4%.
The provisional closes are showing
  • German DAX, -0.4%
  • France’s CAC, +0.1%
  • UK’s FTSE 100, unchanged
  • Spain’s Ibex +0.7%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, +0.5%
Looking at the forex market as London/European traders head toward the close for the day shows, the GBP remains the strongest of the majors, while the USD is the weakest. The USD has moved lower in the early North American session.
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