European stocks rise after the PMIs of the United Kingdom, the United States and the eurozone

The main European stock markets have closed this Wednesday on the rise in a day in which the advanced PMI activity indices for August have been published for Japan (prior to the opening), the euro zone, the United Kingdom and the United States (USA). USA), among others.

London has gained 0.68%; Milan 0.24%; Frankfurt 0.15%; Paris 0.08%, Madrid 0.02% and the Euro Stoxx 50 index, which groups the main European listed companies, 0.15%, according to market data consulted by EFE.

The stock markets opened with rises after the PMI of Japan was known, which again presented an industrial sector in “recession”, although it rose slightly, and an improvement in services that continues to grow.

After noon, the markets began to reduce gains influenced by the Dow Jones futures, one of the main Wall Street indices, and except London, all of them came to incur losses.

With the opening of the NYSE On the rise, the parquets began to slow their falls, and managed to close positive along with the English, which remained on the rise throughout the session.

The markets have seen today the forward PMI index for August of the euro area, which has reflected a drop to recession levels in the services sector and a rise in manufacturing production that continues to decline, which has resulted in a composite figure of the total activity in regressive zone.

The PMIs for the United Kingdom have also been published, whose composite enters recession after the fall in services and the rise in manufacturing production, and for the United States, with total activity growing slightly due to a services sector that is growing and an industry production that enters into recession.

At the close of the European stock markets, Brent oil, the benchmark in Europe, fell 1.12%, to $83.09 per barrel, and the euro appreciated 0.08%, to $1.0854.

In the debt market, the ten-year German bond, considered the safest, has closed with a yield of 2.512%, 12.7 basis points less than the day before.