The FTSE fell 30 points (.38%), the DAX rose 96 points (.54%) and the CAC rose 34 points (.43%).
UK employment data is due out tomorrow.
in the US, the markets had another awful day.
The DOW fell 248 points (.65%), the NBI fell 46 points (1.12%), the NASDAQ Composite fell 290 points (1.79%) and the Russell small cap index fell 27 points (1.37%).
US retail sales data showed an increase of .7% in March (Following a .9% increase in February. The resilience of the US economy has dampened interest rate cuts expectations with maybe only one cut in December being factored in.
The US Treasury 10 year bond is alarmingly high at 4.63%. 5% is seen as the danger indicator for share markets so that is getting close.
Oil prices remain high because of Middle East tensions - Brent crude is sitting at US$90.20 per barrel.
The gold price is now sitting in record territory - another indicator of economic nervousness. Currently at US2,386 per oz.
BITCOIN - always volatile - is at US$63,575.
IMU Price at posting:
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