Financial Markets Closing

July Existing home sales rise 2.3% vs. previous month to a 4.47 million annual rate.
RBS probed by U.S. regulators on potential Iran sanctions breach.
Many on FOMC favored additional stimulus if no sustained growth gain.

Equities:
DJIA: 13,172 (-0.23%)
S&P500: 1,413 (+0.02%)
Nasdaq: 3,073 (+0.21%)
EuroStoxx: -1.48%
Nikkei: -0.27%
Hang Seng: -1.06%

HPQ misses on revenue by $30 million vs. street estimate. EPS in line with pre-announcement of $1.00.

Commodities:
WTI Crude: 97.26 (+0.43%)
Nat Gas: +1.83%
Copper: -0.01%
Corn: -0.48%

FX:
EURUSD: 1.2529 (+0.45%)
DXY Dollar Index: 81.486 (-0.51%)

Rates:
U.S. 10y: 1.6916% (-11bp)
German 10y: 1.461% (-10bp)
Spanish 10y: 6.274% (+6bp)
Italian 10y: 5.660% (+0.1bp)