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FTSE 100 slips through uptrend line, CAC 40 rally stalls as S&P 500 trades in four-month lows

​​​FTSE 100 slips through uptrend line, CAC 40 rally stalls as S&P 500 trades in four-month lows amid President Trump driven tariff uncertainty.

FTSE 100 chart Source: Adobe images

​​​FTSE 100 slips through uptrend line

​The FTSE 100 has slipped through its December-to-March uptrend line at 8,734 and is fast approaching its 8,614 late February low.

​Were this level to be slipped through, the 24 January high at 8,587 would be next in line, ahead of the early February low at 8,509.

​Immediate resistance sits at last Friday's 8,679 low ahead of the 8,693 late January high and the December-to-March uptrend line at 8,734.

FTSE 100 chart Source: IT-Finance.com
FTSE 100 chart Source: IT-Finance.com

​CAC 40 rally runs out of steam

​The French CAC 40 is seen running out of steam, having on Thursday briefly made a new record high at 8,299 marginally above its April and May 2024 then all-time highs.

​Negative divergence on the daily chart points to at least some short term consolidation below this key resistance area being witnessed.

​The steep 2025 uptrend line at 8,058 may offer support ahead of the psychological 8,000 mark.

​Immediate resistance can be spotted at the mid-February 8,225 high.

CAC 40 chart Source: IT-Finance.com
CAC 40 chart Source: IT-Finance.com

​S&P 500 trades in near five-month lows

​The S&P 500 remains close to its near five-month low made on Thursday at 5,711, marginally above the 5,696-to-5,674 October-to-November 2024 lows which underpin for now.

​If giving way, the door would be open for a more significant decline to take the US index to its July-to-September 2024 highs at 5,69-to-5,655.

​Resistance can be spotted between the 7,772-to-5,798 December-to-January lows.

S&P 500 chart Source: IT-Finance.com
S&P 500 chart Source: IT-Finance.com

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