• Europe trading +50bps having been up as much as 110bps this morning
• Europe faded 50bps after headline stating that china is said to halt some US soy imports.. Which reduces the trade 1 deal's chance of survival.
• Various May PMIs today across Europe; Italy recorded the smallest contraction at 45.4 vs cons 36.8, while Germany fared worst which showed a small miss at 36.6 vs cons 36.8. And France came in at 40.6 vs cons at 40.8. The Eurozone just missed at 39.4 cons 39.5.
• In terms of sectors all are in the green; however bear in mind Austria, Germany, Denmark, Norway & Switzerland all closed today for public holidays so this is skewing things a but and volumes are predictably low. Seeing the uptick in the Airlines +3%
• Dollar earners performing well on USD weakness, USDEUR at its lowest in last 2 months
• Steel & Miners +2.5% outperforming: Chinese policymakers announcing an official budget deficit for 2020 that is expected to reach an all time high of 3.6% of GDP.
• Also worth flagging we have a few notes out post our structural winners conference last Friday including: ASOS, SIKA, DB1 GY and BOOHOO.
• Jefferies Healthcare conference starting tomorrow.