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That’s a wrap for the European stock markets.

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That was the end of the trading week for European stock indices, and they ended the day with gains, and the week with gains as well.

For trading day:

  • German DAX +0.92%
  • French CAC 40 index, +0.41%.
  • UK FTSE 100 +0.39%
  • Spanish IBEX, +1.23%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB rises 0.34%

For the trading week:

  • German DAX +2.11%
  • French CAC +1.54%
  • UK’s FTSE 100 rises 1.12%
  • Spain’s IBEX rises 3.29%
  • Italy’s FTSE MIB rises 0.83%

Looking at benchmark 10-year European bond yields:

  • Germany 2.149%, -5.3bp
  • France 2.839%, -6.0bp
  • UK 3.770%, -14.7bps
  • Spain 2.943%, -8.8bps
  • Italy 3.513%, -7.2bps

As traders in London and Europe prepare to exit, US stocks are nearing their highest levels for the day:

  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 421 points, or 1.02%, to 41,517.50.
  • The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 37.40 points, or 0.67%, to 5,633.10.
  • The Nasdaq Composite rose 113.3 points, or 0.65%, to 17,683.94.

The Russell 2000 index rose 49.21 points, or 2.31%, to 2,178.64. This is its biggest gain since Aug. 23.

Boeing shares fell -0.50% on the machinists’ strike. JPMorgan was the other Dow Jones 30 stock to fall today (-0.60%). IBM, Caterpillar and Intel led the gainers with gains of about 2%.

A look at the US debt market:

  • 2-year yield 3.599%, -4.9bps
  • 5-year yield 3.439%, -2.6 bps
  • 10-year yield 3.662%, -1.7bps
  • 30-year yield 3.992%, -0.3 bps

Gold is on track for another record close. It is up $22 or 0.87% at $2,581. During the trading week, gold is up 3.37% for a gain of $84.

Silver rose $0.96 or 3.24% to $30.91. Silver is up 10.38% this week with a gain of $2.90.

Crude oil rose $0.30 to $69.38. Crude oil rose 1.92% to $1.31.

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