The major European indices are closing the session mostly lower. Both the France's CAC and Italy's FTSE MIB had declines of over -1.1%. Spain's Ibex eked out a small gain.The closing levels are showing: German DAX, -0.73% France's CAC, -1.14%UK's FTSE 100 -0.05%Spain's Ibex +0.11%Italy's FTSE MIB -1.56%in the European debt market, yields are lower. Looking at the benchmark 10 year yield:Spain (ES10Y): 3.271% (▼ 0.011 basis points, -0.34%)Germany (DE10Y): 2.693% (▼ 0.015 basis points, -0.55%)France (FR10Y): 3.347% (▼ 0.016 basis points, -0.48%)United Kingdom (GB10Y): 4.572% (▼ 0.024 basis points, -0.52%)Italy (IT10Y): 3.535% (unchanged)As London/European traders head for the exits, the US stock market is holding onto gains in the broader indices. The Dow industrial average continues to lag along with the Russell 2000 of small-cap stocks:Dow industrial average -6 points or -0.01% at 44453.32 S&P index +30 points or 0.47% at 6392.60.NASDAQ index up 184 points or 0.87% at 21312.Russell 2000-6.73 points or -0.30% at 2225.47.Shares of Microsoft and Meta continue to lead after smashing earnings yesterday.:Microsoft shares are up $22.60 or 4.4% at $535.83Meta shares are up $82.31 or 11.85% at $777.39after the close Apple and Amazon will be reporting:Apple is trading down $0.40 or -0.19% at $208.64. Amazon is trading up four dollars or 1.74% at $234.19Looking at the US interest rates:2-year yield 3.926%, -1.1 basis points5-year yield 3.937%, -2.7 basis points10 year yield 4.340%, -3.8 basis points30 year yield 4.869%, -4.3 basis points.In commodities today, Copper is falling sharply after Trump tariff news surprised the market (see post here). The price decline is stalling near a support level at $4.35. However, the price also remains well below its 200-day moving average at $4.63.Crude oil is also moving lower down $-1.30 at $68.72. It's price remains above its 200-day moving average at $68.02, but is well below the high from yesterday at $70.51..Gold is rising after falling -1.52% yesterday. The price is currently up $19.84 or 0.60% at $3295.30.In the crypto area, bitcoin is trading up $464 at $118,298.Initial jobs claims remain near the low end of the recent range. Core PCE was a touch higher than expectations at 2.8% versus 2.7%. This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.