London +0.25%.
Germany +1.22%. German December services PMI 49.2 vs preliminary 49.0
France +1.32%. France end-of-December services PMI 49.5 vs preliminary 48.1
Italy December services PMI 49.9 vs 49.5 expected.
Eurozone services at the end of December PMI 49.8 vs preliminary 49.1.
Spain December Services PMI 51.6 vs 50.8 expected
European Union Stoxx 600 up 0.96% in early trade, with food and beverage stocks gaining while oil and gas stocks fell.
Upcoming in session: UK M4 money supply and mortgage approval
In the bond market, the 10-year US Treasury yield fell more than 9 basis points to 3.70%.
Germany’s 10-year yield fell more than 6 basis points to 2.32%.
The UK 10-year bond yield fell more than 5 basis points to 3.60%.
