Eurozone July Sentix investor confidence index -3.1, versus consensus -10 and previous -13.4.

Indeed economist Callam Pickering said Australian job postings were relatively stable over the past year but hiring demand could ease through the remainder of the year amid ongoing economic headwinds. He described the labour market as neither strong nor dire and said recent signs of strain have made employment a growing consideration for the RBA. Pickering added those cracks are not sufficient to prevent the RBA from raising rates again.

European equities opened mixed on July 6: Germany's DAX eased 8.98 pts (-0.03%) to 25,788.50; Britain's FTSE 100 fell 3.53 pts (-0.03%) to 10,675.50; France's CAC 40 gained 8.98 pts (+0.11%) to 8,517.05; Euro STOXX 50 slipped 5.08 pts (-0.08%) to 6,407.60; Spain's IBEX 35 dropped 62.46 pts (-0.31%) to 19,791.84; Italy's FTSE MIB rose 119.65 pts (+0.23%) to 52,938.50.