European markets slightly higher despite looming uncertainty

London +0.50% UK March Halifax house prices +0.8% vs -0.3% m/m expected

Germany +0.14% Germany March construction PMI 42.9 vs 48.6 prior; Germany industrial production surged 2%, tops estimates in February

France +0.14%

Switzerland March seasonally adjusted unemployment rate 1.9% vs 1.9% expected

The pan-European Stoxx 600 +0.41% with sectors a mixture of gains and losses. Travel and leisure stocks saw an uptick, while household goods dropped into negative territory.

Coming up in the session: US unemployment claims on the chart.

In the bond market, The yield on US 10-year Treasuries was down less than one basis point to 3.28%.

Germany’s 10-year yield was down three basis point to 2.15%.

Britain’s 10-year yield was down four basis point to 3.39%.

ETFs: (EWG), (GF), (EWI), (EWQ), (EWGS), (FGM), (DBGR), (DXGE), (HEWG), (DAX), (FLFR), (FLGR), (FLIY), (FXB), (EWU), (FKU), (EWUS), (HEWU), (FLGB).