Lower closes for the major European indices

<p>The major European indices are closing lower on day. A snapshot of the closes shows:</p><ul><li>German DAX, -0.24%</li><li>France CAC -0.48%</li><li>UK FTSE 100 -0.03%</li><li>Spain's Ibex -0.35%</li><li>Italy's FTSE MIB -0.26%</li></ul><p>With one more day to go in the trading week, the major indices are mixed/little changed:</p><ul><li>German DAX -0.03%</li><li>France CAC -0.44%</li><li>UK FTSE 100 +0.33%</li><li>Spain's Ibex -0.25%</li></ul><p>As European/London traders look to exit, US stocks are trading modestly higher:</p><ul><li>Dow Industrial Average up 43.84 points or 0.12% at 37700.97</li><li>S&amp;P index up 6.43 points or 0.13% at 4788.06. The index enters closer to the all-time high at close at 4796.57</li><li>Nasdaq index of 25.06 points or 0.18% at 15125</li><li>Russell 2000-5.99 points or -0.29% at 2060.20</li></ul><p>US yields are higher:</p><ul><li>2-year 4.266% +2.4 basis points</li><li>5-year 3.828% +4.0 basis points</li><li>10 year 3.827% +3.9 basis points</li><li>30-year 3.980% +3.5 basis points</li></ul>

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.