Better showing in Asian equities and that's filtering through to European futures

  • Shanghai Comp Index closes up +1.3% at 2916.56, up +0.5% on the week
  • CS1300 Index up +1.0% at 3113.46, up +0.2% on the week
  • Eurostoxx 50 futures +1.4%
  • DAX futures +1.5%
  • CAC40 +1.1%
  • FTSE +1.3%

Bund futures down 7 at 161.45

Firmer European market indications keeps the downward pressure on EUR pairs

EURUSD 1.0823 EURGBP 0.7610 EURAUD 1.5400 all near session lows with EURJPY 127.80 after finding support at 127.50 as yen selling prevails