EUROPE MARKETS: Europe Stocks Mixed As Investors Keep Eye On Bond Yields
October 09 2018 - 5:10AM
Dow Jones News
By William Watts, MarketWatch
European equities were mixed early Tuesday, losing some early
ground as Italian and U.S. bond yields resumed their climb.
What are major indexes doing?
The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.1% at 371.92.
In London, the FTSE 100 was up less than 0.1% at 7,235.96,
while, in Paris, the CAC 40 stock index gained 0.1% and Germany's
DAX was off marginally at 11,943.11.
European stocks fell sharply on Monday, with Italy's FTSE MIB
index dropping more than 2% as Italian bond yields soared and the
spread between Italian and German bond yields widened, putting
heavy pressure on bank shares. On Tuesday, the Italian benchmark
index rose 0.4% to 19,935.28.
Read:Here's why investors remain uneasy about Italy's banks and
the 'doom loop'
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-why-investors-remain-uneasy-about-italys-banks-and-the-doom-loop-2018-10-08)
What's driving markets
Nervous investors continue to keep an eye on rising global bond
yields. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note pushed to a new
seven-year high
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-year-treasury-yield-nudges-to-seven-year-high-above-325-2018-10-09)
early Tuesday above 3.25% after U.S. bond markets were closed
Monday for a holiday. In recent action, the 10-year yield was up
1.2 basis points at 3.242%. Yields and debt prices move in opposite
directions.
Italy had appeared to stabilize somewhat in early action. The
yield on the 10-year government bond subsequently edged up,
however, and the closely watched spread between the Italian bond
and its German counterpart widened further.
The muted tone in Europe comes as Asian markets also steadied
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nikkei-slips-but-chinese-stocks-bounce-back-after-mondays-plunge-2018-10-08).
Chinese equities were mixed a day after selling off sharply as
traders returned from a weeklong holiday.
What are analysts saying
Worries over global growth and emerging-market worries as
U.S.-China trade tensions continue to overhang markets, said Naeem
Aslam, chief market analyst at Think Markets UK, in a note, citing,
among several factors, the International Monetary Fund's decision
Monday to cut its global growth forecast
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/imf-downbeat-on-global-economic-outlook-2018-10-08)
for this year and next.
"Clearly, there is a risk and the new outlook suggests fatigue
is setting in and the mounting weakness in the emerging market
could further dampen the outlook," he said. " The risk to global
outlook have increased significantly in the past three months and
there is no clear solution when the ongoing trade war between the
U.S. and China will settle."
What stocks are moving
Oil stocks rose as crude prices bounced back from the previous
day's weakness. Total SA (TOT) rose 1.1%, while shares of Royal
Dutch Shell (RDSA.LN) (RDSA.LN) and BP PLC (BP.LN) rose 0.9%.
Shares of Airbus SE (AIR.FR) declined 1.4%. a day after the
company tapped the head of its plane-making unit, Guillaume Faury,
to succeed Tom Enders as chief executive in April, pending
shareholder approval.
Shares of Sage Group PLC (SGE.LN) shed 3.5% in London.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 09, 2018 04:55 ET (08:55 GMT)
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