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London (UKX) +0.62%
Germany (DAX:IND) +0.14% Germany’s manufacturing activity falls to lowest in 5 months
France (CAC:IND) +0.26% France manufacturing activity falls in March
Spain’s manufacturing mostly flat in March.
The HCOB Italy Manufacturing PMI rose to 50.4 in March 2024 from 48.7 in the prior month.
The S&P Global Czech Republic Manufacturing PMI rose to 46.2 in March 2024 from 44.3 in the previous month.
The unemployment rate in Austria rose to 6.9% in March 2024.
The Swiss procure.ch and Credit Suisse Manufacturing PMI rose to 45.2 in March 2024, up from 44 in the previous month.
The S&P Global Poland Manufacturing PMI ticked up to 48 in March 2024.
Eurozone’s manufacturing activity declines to a 3-month low.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 (STOXX) moved 0.52% higher, after a four-day trading break for Easter. Focus remains on string on economic data, including inflation data from Germany that could guide ECB’s interest rate decision.
Coming up in the session: UK manufacturing PMI expected shortly; Germany’s inflation data in queue.
In the bond market, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield (US10Y) was down 2 basis points at 4.31%.
Germany’s 10-year yield was up 5 basis points to 2.35%.
U.K.’s 10-year yield was up 6 basis points to 4%.
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