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European shares and the day with solid gains

  
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German Dax up 1.9%. UK FTSE 100 up 2.3%

The major European indices are ending the day with solid gains led by the UK’s FTSE 100.
The provisional closes are showing:
  • German DAX, +1.9%
  • France’s CAC, +1.7%
  • UK’s FTSE 100, +2.3%
  • Spain’s Ibex, +1.5%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, +1.8%

In the European debt market, the benchmark 10 year yields are ending the day mixed results. The UK and Spain yields are down marginally while Germany, France, Italy are marginally higher.

European shares have a rebound Monday

  
Analysis, Global Indices
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List of Europe Country CodesMajor indices close lower last week. The week is getting off to a better start

Last week, the European indices all closed lower for the week. Today however, the indices are getting off to a better start. All the major indices are higher. The provisional closes are showing:

  • German DAX, +2.4%
  • France’s CAC, +2.3%
  • UK’s FTSE 100, +1.7%
  • Spain’s Ibex, +1.96%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, +2.1%
In the European debt market, the benchmark 10 year yields are ending mostly higher with Spain up 2.3 basis points leading the way. Italian yields are near unchanged at -0.1 basis point.

European shares close lower and give up earlier gains

  
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Major indices down across the board

The European shares are closing lower on the day after trading higher earlier. The provisional closes are showing:

  • German DAX, -0.5%. The high reached +1.0%
  • France’s CAC, -0.8%. The high reached 0.59%
  • UK’s FTSE 100, -1.0%. The high reached 0.57%
  • Spain’s Ibex, -0.8%. The high reached 1.06%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, -0.6%. The high reached 1.05%

European shares rise. German Dax (major indices) up for the 4th consecutive day

  
Analysis, Global Indices
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Run to the upside continues

The European shares are closing higher for the day. The German DAX, France’s CAC, UK FTSE 100 has now moved higher for 4 consecutive days.
A look at the provisional closes shows:
  • German DAX, +1%
  • France’s CAC, +1%
  • UK’s FTSE 100, +2.2%
  • Spain’s Ibex, +0.4%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, +1.0%

As London/European traders look to exit, the CHF remains the strongest. The JPY has taken over as the weakest of the majors.  The USD has moved lower in the NY session (compared to opening levels). It is now mostly lower with declines vs. the CHF, EUR, CAD, AUD and NZD and gains only vs the JPY. It is back to unchanged vs the GBP after being higher vs the pound at the start of the day.

European shares end the session higher

  
Analysis, Global Indices
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German DAX near unchanged in up and down session

The major European stock indices are ending the session flat or higher. The German DAX was the weakest as it closes near flat for the day. Spain’s Ibex is the strongest with a gain of near 1.4%.

The provisional closes are showing:
  • German DAX, unchanged
  • France’s CAC, +0.3%
  • UK’s FTSE 100, +0.3%
  • Spain’s Ibex, +1.4%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, +0.5%
In the European debt market, the benchmark 10 year yields are ending the session lower.

Major European indices end the session mixed

  
Analysis, Global Indices
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Provisional closes for the European major indices

the European stock markets are closing for the day with mixed results. Germany, France, UK, and Spain are all trading within 0.11% of the Friday close.  Italy had the biggest move with decline of -0.60% or more. The major indices are closing well off the session highs as well.
The provisional closes are showing:
  • German DAX, +0.07%. At the high the index was up 0.87%
  • France’s CAC, -0.06%. At the high the index was up 0.93%
  • UK’s FTSE MIB, +0.11%. At the high the index was up 1.07%
  • Spain’s Ibex, -0.06%. At the high the index was up 0.70%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, -0.68%. At the high the index was up 0.44%

European indices end the session lower on the day

  
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German DAX, -0.54%, UK’s FTSE 100 -0.96%

The major European indices are ending the day lower. The provisional closes are showing:

  • German DAX, -0.54%
  • France’s CAC, -1.28%
  • UK’s FTSE 100, -0.96%
  • Spain’s Ibex, -1.42%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, -0.74%
The 10 year yields showed meaningful moves to the downside. Italian yields fell the most at -5.7 basis points. German yields declined by -3.3 basis points
European yields are lowerIn other markets as London/European traders look to exit:
  • spot gold continues its move to the upside with a gain of $19.60 or 1.07% at $1861.50. Sobers doing even better with a $1.09 gain or 5.13% to $22.39.
  • WTI crude oil futures for September delivery are down $0.57 or -1.36% at $41.35. Inventory data confirmed the private data with a build of 4.892M barrels. The expectations was for a -2.2M draw.
In the US stock market the major indices are mixed:
  • S&P index is up 4.9 points or 0.15% at 3262.69
  • NASDAQ index is down -1 point or -0.1% at 10679.30
  • Dow industrial average is up 82 points or 0.31% at 26923.
In the forex market, the EUR is the strongest while the JPY is the weakest of the majors. The US dollar is down vs. all the major currencies with the exception of the JPY. It is near unchanged vs. the GBP and has recovered losses of around 90 basis points at the London morning session lows.

European shares end the session higher but off the highest levels.

  
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The German Dax risse by 0.95%

The major European shares are ending the session higher. However, they are also closing near the lows for the day (and well of the highs for the day).

  • German DAX, +0.96%. The high reached +2.05%
  • France’s CAC, +0.18%. The high reached +1.57%
  • UK FTSE 100, +0.06%. The high reached +0.86%
  • Spain’s Ibex, +0.18%. The high reached +2.36%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, +0.42%. The high reached +2.48%
Meanwhile in the US, the major indices are mixed with the NASDAQ currently trading down -0.39% and near session lows. The S&P index is trading midrange at +0.56%. The Dow industrial average is trading near its highs at +1.14%.

European shares end the session mixed

  
Analysis, Global Indices
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France and Spain indices move lower

The European shares are ending the session with mixed results. France and Spain indices are lower. Germany, UK, Italy are trading higher.

The provisional closes are showing:
  • Germany Dax, +0.44%
  • France CAC, -0.36%
  • UK FTSE 100, +0.6%
  • Spain’s Ibex, -0.34%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, +0.2%
For the week, the indices closed higher:
  • German DAX, +2.3%
  • France’s CAC, +1.9%
  • UK’s FTSE 100, +3.15%
  • Spain’s Ibex, +1.8%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB, +3.1%
In the European debt market, the benchmark 10 year yields are mostly and modestly higher. The exception is the Italian 10 year which is trading down -1.5 basis points.
European debt market
In other markets as European/London traders look toward the exits for the week:
  • spot gold is trading at $13.50 or 0.75% $1810.70. The high price extended to $1811.11 the low has reached $1795.96
  • WTI crude oil futures are trading down $0.27 or -0.66% of $40.48. The high for the August contract reached $40.90 while the low extended to $40.02. The September contract is currently trading down $0.27 or 0.66% at $40.66
In  the US equity market, the major indices are trading mixed. The Dow industrial average is down on the day while the S&P and NASDAQ index are currently trading in the black
  • S&P index is up 3.25 points or 0.10% at 3218.81
  • NASDAQ index is up 11.5 points or 0.11% at 10,485.25
  • Dow industrial average is trading down 43.12 points or -0.16% at 26691.40
In the US debt market the yields are trading near unchanged across the curve:
  • 2 year 0.143, -0.2 basis points
  • 5 year 0.278%, +0.3 basis points
  • 10 year 0.618%, +0.1 basis point
  • 30 year 1.314%, +0.6 basis points
A look at the strongest and weakest currencies at the close of the London session shows the CHF is the strongest and the GBP is the weakest.  The US dollar is mostly lower.

Major indices break winning streaks

  
Analysis, US Market
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S&P and NASDAQ break a today winning streak. Dow industrial average breaks its 4 day winning streak

The major indices have broken their recent winning streaks. Admittedly the NASDAQ and the S&P index is at only reason for 2 straight days, but the Dow industrial average had a 4 day winning streak snapped in trading today.

The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index -10.99 points or -0.34% at 3215.57
  • NASDAQ index -76.66 points or -0.73% at 10473.83
  • Dow industrial average -135.39 points or -0.50% at 26734.73
Below are the percentage changes and percentage high low ranges for the North American and European indices. Apart from the Italian FTSE MIB and the Portuguese PSI 20, the major indices all closed lower today.
S&P and NASDAQ break a today winning streak. Dow industrial average breaks its 4 day winning streak_After the close Netflix showed a greater than expected rise in new subscribers (10.1 million vs. 8.2M estimate),. But forecast Q3 subscribers much less than expectations at 2.5 million vs. 5.1 million estimate
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