Light moves in early trades

  • German DAX futures +0.2%
  • UK FTSE futures +0.3%
  • Spanish IBEX futures +0.1%

This builds on the slightly more positive sentiment from yesterday, with US futures also keeping little changed for now. S&P 500 futures are up 0.1%.

In Asia, the Nikkei closes up 0.4% while the Topix ends the day up 0.8%. Meanwhile, the Hang Seng trails as it is down 0.5% while the Shanghai Composite is up 0.2%.