On Wednesday, European markets closed marginally lower due to the retreat of U.S. bond yields from their multiyear highs. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index concluded 0.1% lower, with various sectors and major stock exchanges moving in opposite directions. Oil and gas stocks led the losses, plummeting by 2.1%, while tech stocks managed to close up by 1.2%.
European stocks have struggled to shake off the gloom that persisted through August and September at the commencement of the new trading month. The Stoxx declined at the beginning of the week, influenced by data that unveiled a significant downturn in manufacturing output, accompanied by a substantial decrease in new orders.
Conversely, U.S. stocks registered a modest increase on Tuesday, with traders closely monitoring economic data and the ascent of Treasury yields, which had recently reached their highest level in 16 years.
On Wednesday, ADP reported the addition of 89,000 private payrolls for the previous month. This figure falls well below the Dow Jones forecast of 160,000 and is fewer than the revised upward estimate of 180,000 payroll additions for August.
In response to this data, Treasury yields retreated from their levels reminiscent of 2007. The 10-year Treasury yield, a key indicator for mortgage rates and an assessment of investor confidence in the economy, dropped to 4.745%. This followed its crossing of the 4.8% threshold on Tuesday.
In the overnight Asian-Pacific markets, there was a broad weakness observed on Wednesday, with Korean and Japanese stocks experiencing a decline of more than 2% after the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield had risen.
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