European markets plummet touching 9-month low amid global selloff, yields slump
Seeking Alpha News (Fri, 04-Apr 7:36 AM)
Update: The revised post reflects market movement as of 7.20am ET
London (UKX) -3.82% to 8,151. New car registrations in the United Kingdom surged 12.4% Y/Y to 357,103 units.
Germany (DAX:IND) -4.88% to 20,660. The HCOB Germany Construction PMI fell further to 40.3 in March. Factory orders in Germany stagnated from the prior month in February.
France (CAC:IND) -4.08% to 7,289. Industrial production in France rose by 0.7% M/M in February.
Industrial production in Spain fell by 1.9% Y/Y in February.
Industrial production in Hungary fell by 8.7% Y/Y in February.
The annual inflation rate in the Czech Republic stood at 2.7% in March.
Retail sales in Italy rose by 0.1% M/M in February. The HCOB Italy Construction PMI rose to 52.4 in March.
Sweden’s annual inflation rate decelerated to 0.5% in March.
The Swiss unemployment rate stood at 2.9% in a non-seasonally adjusted March.
The HCOB Eurozone Construction PMI rose to 44.8 in March.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 (STOXX) edged 4.55% lower to 599.3, extending the previous day's heavy losses as the trade war fear escalates and investors get weary. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 20% tariff on EU imports, prompting European leaders to warn of countermeasures and urge businesses to reconsider their investments in the U.S.
European banks bleed amid a deep selloff in equities, Deutsche Bank (DB), Spain's Banco de Sabadell (OTCPK:BNDSF) (OTCPK:BNDSY), and BPER Banca (OTCPK:BPXXY) dropped more than 4%. Banking stocks on Wall Street tanked the previous day.
Coming up in the session: No major events are lined up for the day.
In the bond market, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield was down 18 basis points to 3.87%.
Germany's 10-year yield was down 14 basis points to 2.50%.
UK's 10-year yield was down 13 basis points to 4.40%.
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