Nasdaq 100 leads US gains as Europe closes in the red ahead of Fed minutes

The European stock markets have long since closed now and it was not a pretty sight to look across the closing levels of all the major indexes here. The CAC 40 once again led the losses, down 3.34%, followed closely by the DAX and the FTSE 100, with losses of 3% and 2.92% respectively on the day. Meantime, the US stock markets continue to swing around violently between losses and gains and swayed by almost each and every headline of any note. Right now the 3 main US indices are in credit again, but of course that can very soon change ahead of the Fed meeting minutes. Those are due to be released at 6pm GMT. If there is anything of importance emerging from those minutes, an update here will cover that as soon as possible, once the contents become known. Meantime, the Nasdaq 100 is still leading the US gains, as and when there are any. It closed yesterday at 17,090 and reopened today at 17,116. The range so far has been covered by 17,082 to 17,456. It is currently trading at 17,345