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European markets down on Monday

By FXstreet.com,  September 17, 2012, 06:32:00 AM EDT

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - After the QE3 party, the market is hungover on Monday. The German DAX 30 is down by -0.20% the French CAC 40 sheds -0.56%, the Spanish IBEX 35 loses -0.19% and the Italian FTSE MIB falls by -0.93%.

The EMU trade surplus (seasonally adjusted) narrowed more than expected, from €10.5B to €7.9B (consensus of €10.2B). The non-seasonally adjusted data disappointed by widening from €13.6B to €15.6B (less than the expected €17.0B) in July. The Eurozone saw the seasonally adjusted current account surplus narrowing from €14.3B to €9.7B. The non-seasonally adjusted data narrowed from €17.4B to €15.9B. Both figures came out lower than expected. The global Italian trade surplus widened from €2.516B to €4.490B on July, also seeing its balance with the EU rising from €0.995B to €2.653B.

Futures for the American S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones 30 are signaling a lower open between -0.11% and -0.18% ahead of the September NY Empire State manufacturing index. WTI crude oil is down by -0.06%, at 98.94. Gold is up by +0.03%, at 1770.




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