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- Eurostoxx down -0.07%
- FTSE 100 up 0.21%
- Euro down 0.17 cents to 1.3243 USD
- Pound Sterling up 0.23 cents to 1.4917 USD
- Yields on German Ten Year Bunds down 3.6 bps to 3.16%
- Yields on UK Ten Year Gilts down 3.0 bps to 3.18%
(CEP News) - In the absence of any major economic news from Europe on Wednesday, the German ten-year Bund was up 39.0 ticks to 122.69 with yields down 3.6 bps to 3.16%, while the 10-year gilt was up 33.0 ticks to 123.34 with yields down 3.0 bps to 3.18%. The euro was down 0.17 cents to 1.3243 USD. The five-year Bobl was up 27.5 ticks to 115.96, the two-year Schatz up 8.0 ticks to 108.04 and the September 2009 Euribor contract trading up 2.0 ticks to 98.71. The spread between the 10-year Bund and 10-year U.S. Treasury notes widened 0.753 bps to -39.10. UK 30-year bond yields were up 0.9 bps to 4.29%, five-year bond yields were down 3.2 bps to 2.35%, while yields on the two-year bond were down 2.4 bps to 1.28%. The September 2009 Short Sterling contract was down 3.0 ticks to 98.61. Yields on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes were down 1.3 bps to 2.772%. European stock markets were mixed with the Eurostoxx down 1.27 points to 1942.13, the UK FTSE 100 up 8.36 points to 3997.35 and the German DAX down 25.88 points to 4531.13. The Japanese Nikkei was trading down 99.72 points to 8742.96. The Canadian dollar was up 0.05 cents to 0.8234 against the USD (1.2145 USD/CAD). Against the euro, the loonie was up 0.12 cents to 0.6218 (1.6084 CAD/EUR). The U.S. dollar was down 0.02 to 98.95 and the euro was down 0.21 to 131.04, both against the yen. The euro was down 0.17 cents to 1.3243 while the pound sterling was up 0.23 cents to 1.4917, both against the USD. The euro was down 0.24 cents to 0.8878 pounds. The Swiss franc was down 0.35 cents to 1.1421 against the USD and down 0.27 cents to 1.5124 against the euro. All data were taken at 4:43 a.m. EDT. Generated by CEP Newswires; edited by Nick Say,
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