The Nikkei is yesterday's top mover after gaining 1.2%
Today's muted price action is occurring amid mixed market indicators – highly important Core Retail Sales data from United States beat analyst expectations of -0.3% with a reading of -0.8%.
Assets that recorded the greatest percentage change in relation to their peers are designated as "Top Movers" with 's most active indices listed below.
The Nikkei closed yesterday at 28,500, after eight straight days of gains
On-trend the Nikkei closed the session yesterday with more of the same: Nikkei closed yesterday at 28,500 (with a daily low of 28,283) after ending Thursday at 28,157 and gaining 1.2%.
The STOXX Europe 50 Index | Closed +0.63% at 4,390.75
Having gone up 266.7 points over the past 9 days, Yesterday's session pointed in the same direction — with a daily low of 4,363.31, the STOXX Europe 50 Index closed yesterday at 4,390.75, after ending Thursday at 4,363.24 and gaining 27.51 points (0.63%).
CAC 40 | Up 0.52% to 7,519.61 yesterday
CAC is on a 9 day uptrend, gaining a total of 7.25%. On-trend CAC 40 closed the session yesterday with more of the same: CAC goes up 0.52% to close at 7,519.61 yesterday.