Declines across the board

The higher EUR is continuing to weigh on the European stocks today.

  • German Dax fell -1.7%
  • France's CAC fell -1.5%
  • UK FTSE fell -0.4%
  • Italy's FTSE MIB fell -1.1%
  • Portugal's PSI20 fell -0.3%
  • Spain's Ibex fell -1.4%

For the week, most of the indices were lower (UK FTSE the exception):

  • German Dax down -3.10%
  • France's Cac down -2.25%
  • UK FTSE up 1.01%
  • Italy's FTSE MIB -1.35%
  • Portugal's PSI20 -0.12%
  • Spain's Ibex -2.11%

In the European 10 year debt market today,

  • German 0.505%, -2.5 bp
  • France 0.751%, -2.5 bp
  • UK 1.174%, -3 bp
  • Italy 2.07%, -4 bp
  • Portugal 2.911%, -9 bp
  • Spain 1.457%, -3 bp
  • Greece, 5.26%, unchanged.