European Markets:
EU markets traded higher for the fourth day in a row this week, all major sectors other than miners closed in the green led by Travel, Retail and Banking stocks. The EUSXX600 closed higher 0.18% and 5.5% for the first quarter of 2017. Mining stocks dragged the FTSE lower closing down 1.4% on the day. UK manufacturing at 9:30 is the important news on the agenda Monday morning.
Earnings on the Monday morning: —
| Markets | DAX | CAC40 | FTSE |
| 31.3.2017 | 0.46% | 0.65% | -0.63% |
| 3 Months | 26.04% | 26.47% | 27.83% |
| 1 Year | 11% | 7.13% | 12.82 % |
MARKET MOVERS
| Vivendi.fr | 3.37% | Airbus.de | -0.43% |
| LVMH.fr | 1.45% | Anglo American.uk | -3.41% |
| EON.de | 2.04%% | BHP Billiton.uk | -2.87% |
| Bayer.de | 1.17% | ||
Forex & Commodities markets
FX markets traded mostly sideways into closing the first quarter of 2017 on a mixed note. Gold was first quarter winner gaining 8% or close to 100$ per ounce while OIL ended the quarter in the red, a mere 2%. UK manufacturing at 9:30 is the important news on the agenda Monday morning.
| Market | GBPUSD | USDJPY | EURJPY | EURUSD | GOLD | OIL |
| 31.3.2017 | 0.6% | -0.52% | -0.35% | 0.18% | 0.21% | 0.12% |
| USDCHF | AUDUSD | AUDJPY | USDCAD | Silver | PLT | |
| -0.11% | 0.05% | -0.41% | -0.3% | 0.2% | -0.38% |
Swing trades follow up –
| Asset | Entry price | Position | Open profit | Date triggered | Stop loss | Remarks today |
| Veolia.fr | 17.38 | 500 | 59 | 31/3 | 16.85 | New position |
| Daimler.de | 69.64 | 300 | -134 | 30/3 | 68.8 | |
| Silver | 17.4 | 200 | 160 | 17/3 | 17.3 | |
| Gold | 1200 | 25 | 1177 | 10/3 | 1244 | |
| Infineon.de | 18.76 | 600 | 224 | 27/3 | 18.43 | |
| Agrekko.uk | 10.7 | 400 | 907 | 3/8 | 9.41 | |
| Peugeot.fr | 18.87 | 500 | 10 | 31/3 | 19.2 | New position |
| JPN225 | 19523 | 100 | 516 | 3/3 | 19684 | |
| DAX | 12326 | 4 | 27 | 31/3 | 12381 | New position |
| OPEN PROFIT | 2937$ |