• Eurostoxx +0.4%
  • Germany DAX +0.3%
  • France CAC 40 +0.6%
  • UK FTSE +0.6%
  • Spain IBEX +0.7%

Modest gains at the open but in part, they are to do with a catch up to the large gains in Wall Street yesterday. In terms of overall risk sentiment, things are more tentative today with S&P 500 futures down 0.2%, Nasdaq futures down 0.4%, and Dow futures down 0.1% at the moment.