And US stocks head lower as Europe heads toward its close. European indices close mixed

As London/European traders look to exit for the day, stocks have turned back to the downside. The S&P is now trading in negative territory by -4.25 points or -0.06%. The NASDAQ index is still higher but only by 21.24 points or 0.12% at 16766. The high price reached 16895 on the last hourly bar..

There was a report that Iran could attack Israel in less than 24 hours.

Meanwhile, major European indices are closing for the day with mixed results:

• German DAX, -0.06%
• France CAC, -0.26%
• UK FTSE 100 +0.52%
• Spain’s Ibex +0.07%
• Italy’s FTSE MIB + 0.46%

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.