European equities maintain barely greater on the open at present

• Eurostoxx +0.2%
• Germany DAX +0.1%
• France CAC 40 +0.4%
• UK FTSE +0.4%
• Spain IBEX +0.1%
• Italy FTSE MIB +0.4%

Despite all of the gains in past few sessions, the CAC 40 index is still down 0.2% on the week currently. That is an indictment that any optimism remains very much on a leash for the time being. For US stocks later, earnings season will come into focus with the big banks set to begin reporting later. S&P 500 futures are flat for now.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.