The FTSE rose 26 points (.30%), the DAX fell 19 points (.079%) and the CAC fell 14 points (.19%).
US markets sprung back into positive territory overnight.
The DOW rose 443 points (1.05%), the NBI rose 73 points (1.75%), the NASDAQ Composite rose 231 points (1.20%) and the Russell small cap index rose 34 points (1.66%).
The US may jobs report came in better than expected and this lifted market sentiment.
US added 139k new jobs in May - above the expected 130k but below April's figure of 147k. Unemployment level remained steady at 4.2%.
Trump again called on the US Fed to cut interest rates after the release of the jobs report - and suggested a 1% drop.
Keep an eye open on the current "big, beautiful bill" that is being negotiated through congress. Not sure what the impact of adding $4trillion to US debt will do to share markets - will they respond positively to the tax cuts and spending cuts or will they respond negatively to the raising of the debt level? If it fails, what impact will it have in raising uncertainty?
US Treasury bond yield rose significantly to 4.514%
Oil prices jumped - Brent crude is at U$66.63 per barrel.
Gold price fell to US$3,311 per oz. Silver price spiked.
BITCOIN had a trong rise to US$104,490.
IMU Price at posting:
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