• Even so, any corresponding U.S. risk-off sentiment was little evident on Wall Street, where stocks ended mostly flat. Investors were digesting mixed earnings reports and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped as bank stocks weighed.
The Dow fell 35.95 points, or 0.18 percent, to 20,054.34, the S&P 500 gained 1.59 points, or 0.07 percent, to 2,294.67 and the Nasdaq Composite added 8.24 points, or 0.15 percent, to 5,682.45.
• Asian stocks looked set to consolidate around four-month highs on Thursday as a cautious Wall Street close and growing political risks in Europe force investors to the sidelines.
Reference: Reuters