FLIY - European markets open lower on inflation worries

London -0.44%

Germany -0.50%  Germany January import price index -1.2% vs -1.5% m/m expected

France -0.54% France inflation rises to 6.2% in February, higher than expectations ; France Q4 GDP up 0.1%, meets expectations

Spain February preliminary CPI +6.1% vs +5.7% y/y expected; Switzerland February KOF leading indicator index 100.0 vs 98.0 expected; Switzerland Q4 GDP 0.0% vs +0.1% q/q expected

The pan-European Stoxx 600 -0.49% in early trade with all sectors lower and chemicals leading losses.

Coming up in the session: A quieter day on calendar for Europe

In the bond market, The yield on US 10-year Treasuries was up four basis point to 3.96%.

Germany’s 10-year yield was up six basis point to 2.65%.

Britain’s 10-year yield was up three basis point to 3.84%.

ETFs: ( EWG ), ( GF ), ( EWI ), ( EWQ ), ( EWGS ), ( FGM ), ( DBGR ), ( DXGE ), ( HEWG ), ( DAX ), ( FLFR ), ( FLGR ), ( FLIY ), ( FXB ), ( EWU ), ( FKU ), ( EWUS ), ( HEWU ), ( FLGB ).

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