European equity close: The elections can’t come soon enough | Forexlive
Closing changes:
- Stoxx 600 -1.0%
- German DAX -1.3%
- UK FTSE 100 -0.1%
- French CAC -2.7%
- Italy MIB -2.9%
- Spain IBEX -0.9%
This was the worst week in the Stoxx 600 since October. Does this trend-break matter? A 50% retracement of the rally since October would be a 6.6% decline from here.
Stoxx 600 daily
Meanwhile, the CAC 40 has already retraced 50% of the gain since October and the question is whether it makes a round trip.
CAC 40 daily
The first round of the French election is June 30 and the second round on July 7 — that’s 15 trading days.