Lower EUR relieves some pressure.

The European major stock indices are ending the day mostly higher. Better earnings and a lower EUR are helping.

  • German Dax up 0.1%
  • France CAC up 0.7%
  • UK FTSE up 0.4%
  • Spain's Ibex up 0.5%
  • Italy's FTSE MIB up 0.6%
  • Portugal's PSI20 bucked the trend, ending down -0.1%

In the European 10 year debt market today is little changed:

  • Germany 0.543%, down -1 bp
  • France 0.803%, down -1 bp
  • UK 1.193%, down -1 bp
  • Spain 1.562%, up 1 bp
  • Italy 2.195%, unchanged
  • Portugal 3.069%, unchanged
  • Greece 5.258%, unchanged.