European major indices close mixed

European major indices close mixed

• France's CAC, Spain's Ibex, Italy's and FTSE MIB are higher. UK's FTSE and German DAX close lower

Major European indices close the day with mixed results:

• German DAX, -0.03%
• France's CAC +0.24%
• UK's FTSE 100 -0.42%
• Spain's Ibex +0.34%
• Italy's FTSE MIB +0.23%

A snapshot of the US markets, show major indices near their highs:

• Dow industrial average +32 points or 0.07% at 45597
• S&P index +13 points or 0.20% at 6493.70
• NASDAQ index +97 points or 0.45% at 21687.36

Just ahead of the 7 year note auction at the top of the hour, the US yields are mixed:

• 2-year yield 3.633%, +1.0 basis points
• 5 year yield 3.697%, -0.9 basis points
• 10 year yield 4.214%, -2.3 basis points
• 30 year yield 4.84%, -2.8 basis points.

Crude oil is down $-0.51 or -0.80% at $63.65.