A busy slate ahead

The slate is busy ahead for the session. As well as the scheduled data points there are two central bank speakers: Fed's Evans at 08:15 BST and Governor Lowe at 10:20BST

0600BST: Japan vehicle sales

0700BST: UK Nationwide housing data

0730BST: Swiss retail sales

0815BST: Fed's Evans

0850BST: French manufacturing PMI's

0855BST: German manufacturing PMI's
0900BST: Eurozone manufacturing PMI's

1000BST: Eurozone CPI core

1020BST: Governor Lowe speaks (one to watch for AUD traders)