LIVE MARKETS-Volatility stays high, STOXX dips

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VOLATILITY STAYS HIGH, STOXX DIPS

The return of a degree of calm to bond markets after the biggest selloff in German debt since the 1990s, saw battered rate-senstive stocks and other bond proxies fare positively in early trading on Monday.

That however was more than offset by a sustained pick up in equity volatility, after this year's record-breaking run, and weakness in plays like banks .SX7P that had been boosted by bets of more fiscal spending in Europe and Germany.

The broader STOXX 600 .STOXX regional benchmark struggled to stay above par, and was last down 0.5%, just as a gauge of equity volatility .V2TX nudged up to a fresh 7-month high, trading above 23 points.

Real estate .SX86P and utilities .SX6P topped the charts as yields eased, while banks led the way lower, falling by 1.8%.

The FTSE 100 .FTSE in London dipped 0.5%.

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(Danilo Masoni)

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