Stocks aren't off to the races as seen in Asian trading

A bit of a quieter start to the session for European equities in general. There are mild positive tones but they pale in comparison to how Asian equities fared on the day. The Shanghai Composite and CSI 300 indices closed the day higher by 1.1% and 1.3% respectively.

The tone seen here in European equities pretty much mirrors that of E-minis, which are trading flat on the day as well: