MARKET WRAP: European Stocks Closed Mostly Flat


Stocks remained flat, the dollar moved higher and Sterling  focus on Brexit saga  
 



Stocks

  • The S&P 500 Index dropped 0.1 percent, NASDAQ jumped 0.2 percent, and Dow Jones 0.3 percent as of 15:28 in London.
  • The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose 0.46 percent.
  • The MSCI All-Country World Index gained 0.3 percent.
  • The VIX index fell 0.52 percent and VSTOX dropped 1.13 percent.
 
Currencies
  • The Dollar Spot Index jumped 0.18 percent.
  • The Euro moved lower by 0.2 percent to $1.1301, reaction to the weak German CPI number.
  • The British pound continued its upward move and jumped higher by 0.46 percent to $1.3264.
  • The Japanese yen moved lower and dropped by 0.36 percent at 111.64 per dollar.
Bonds
  • The yield on 10-year Treasuries moved less than one basis point to 2.62 percent.
  • Germany’s 10-year yield soared three basis point to 0.076 percent.
  • Britain’s 10-year yield also moved higher by two basis points to 1.22 percent.
Commodities
  • West Texas Intermediate crude maintained its uptrend and soared 0.45 percent to $58.51 a barrel, the strongest in four months.
  • Gold stayed dropped below 1300-level, it lost 1.4 percent to $1,295.36 an ounce.



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