German Dax bucks the trend with a move up. France's CAC and UK FTSE down

The EU indices are closed for the day and the major indices are ending mixed:

  • German Dax rose 0.27%
  • France's CAC down -0.29%
  • UK FTSE fell -0.83%
  • Spain's Ibex fell -0.17%
  • Italy's FTSE MIB fell -0.32%
  • Portugal's PSI20 ends unchanged

The 10 year notes in Europe ends higher:

  • Germany 0.367%, up 2.7 bps
  • France 0.653%, up 3.4 bps
  • UK 1.286%, up 1.4 bps
  • Spain 1.28%, up 1.7 bps
  • Italy 2.577%, up 2.6 bps
  • Portugal 1.783%, up 4.9 bps

In other markets as London/European traders look to exit for the day:

  • Spot gold -$2.40 or -0.20% at $1239.00
  • WTI Crude oil is down -$2.71 or -3.82% at $68.30

In the US stock markets, the markets are mixed with the Dow up, the broader indices are down marginally:

  • Dow is up 12.76 points or 0.05%
  • S&P is down -4 points or -0.14% at 2797.23
  • Nasdaq is down -11 points or -0.14% at 7815

US yields are higher in the US after the stronger retail sales report:

  • 2 year 2.6028%, up 2.5 bps
  • 5 year 2.76%, up 3.6 bps
  • 10 year 2.865%, up 3.8 bps
  • 30 year 2.975%, up 4.3 bps