Europe greets the day with a more cheery mood
- Eurostoxx +0.6%
- Germany DAX +0.9%
- France CAC 40 +0.7%
- UK FTSE +0.3%
- Spain IBEX +0.7%
This accompanies the more optimistic sentiment seen in US futures as well. The market is still largely hanging on to stimulus hopes, as the opinion polls continue to suggest that a 'blue sweep' is coming ahead of November.
The dollar is keeping a little softer to start the session - trimming more of its gains from Tuesday, but not really hitting any key technical crossroads as of yet.