Positive start on the official openings for European equities 1 Aug 2016

  • FTSE +0.5%
  • DAX +0.9%
  • CAC40 +0.7%
  • FTMIB +0.7%
  • IBEX +1.0%

Euro on the back foot a little on the stronger equity/softer funding ccy euro correlation.

General USD demand also being seen with GBPUSD down to 1.3238 and USDJPY nudging higher at 102.50