London -0.19%
Germany +0.12% Germany Q1 Preliminary GDP +0.0% vs +0.2% QoQ expected; Germany’s Unemployment Rate for April comes in at 24k vs. 10k expected
France -0.38% France Preliminary CPI for April +5.9% vs +5.7% expected YoY
Italy’s Primary GDP for Q1 +0.5% vs +0.2% qoq expected; Switzerland KOF Headline Index for April 96.4 expected vs. 98.1 expected; Spain Preliminary April CPI +4.1% vs +4.4% yoy expected; Spanish Preliminary GDP Q1 +0.5% vs +0.3% qoq expected.
Pan-European Stokes 600 vector +0.06% higher, As building stocks rose, utilities led the losses. The markets continued their positive momentum in the last session of the week, after a series of corporate earnings exceeded expectations.
The following are in session: Eurozone inflation, German inflation and other figures are expected later today.
In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year US Treasury note fell by six basis points, at 3.47%.
Germany’s 10-year yield fell nine basis points to 2.36%.
The UK 10-year yield fell nine basis points to 3.71%.
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