European stocks and global government bonds were in a holding pattern on Thursday as investors awaited US jobs data that may influence the path of central bank support for the economy and financial markets.
The Stoxx 600, which is trading close to its all-time high, added 0.1 in early dealings. London’s FTSE 100 was flat and futures markets signalled Wall Street’s S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite would also drift in early New York dealings.
The yield on the 10-year US Treasury bond, which moves inversely to its price and is sensitive to perceived changes in the future path of interest rates and monetary policy, was steady at 1.299 per cent. Germany’s equivalent Bund yield was also flat at minus 0.376 per cent.
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