Stocks regain a bit of poise ahead of North American trading 0 (0)

Nasdaq futures hit record highs
The earlier declines from the lockdown fears in Europe are being pared a little with the Stoxx 600 index now seen up by 0.1% again. There is still plenty of push and pull ongoing but pandemic fears in general are bringing back one of the market’s favourite bets last year i.e.

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European indices pare early gains, bond yields retreat as safety bets emerge 0 (0)

US futures also trim gains from earlier in the day
The Stoxx 600 has erased gains and we’re even seeing the likes of the DAX fall by 0.1% on teh day now as Austria’s lockdown and German health minister Spahn refusing to rule out a return to lockdown in Germany weigh on sentiment in markets.

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USD/JPY takes a dive as Austria lockdown reignites pandemic fears 0 (0)

USD/JPY plunges from 114.50 to a low of 113.90 on the day
We’re starting to see a classic case of risk aversion sweep across markets as European indices have erased gains on the day while in FX, the dollar and yen are broadly bid with bond yields tumbling across the board as well.

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