The euro zone released the services purchasing managers' index for Apirl, where the final reading confirmed the sharp contraction in the services sectors across Europe, where the European services sector contracted in the month to the revised advanced index of 46.9 from 47.9, compared with the previous of 49.2 recorded in March.
The manufacturing sector contracted as well this month, which accordingly led the PMI composite to drop sharply to a revised index of 46.7 from 47.9, compared with the previous of 49.1 recorded in March.

Technical analysis for precious metals with major support and resistance levels and recommendations for 18-08-2009
