Spreadex Market Update

DAX approaches 10200 ahead of ZEW economic sentiment data




After a sluggish Monday saw the FTSE’s travel and commodity sectors battle it out for domination, only for the index itself to be caught in stasis between the two, it looks like things are set to pick up this Tuesday. Brent Crude bouncing back above $43 per barrel is, of course, a massive help, arguably giving the index a clean slate to work with as the day gets underway. Not that there actually is much to work with, the FTSE having to wait until Wednesday to get any meaty data to chew on, perhaps explaining why the index’s gains are on the mild side, opening around 5 points higher to graze 6360.

The Eurozone, on the other hand, has a few figures sure to draw investor interest this Tuesday. The German ZEW economic sentiment number should to continue to claw its way back from February’s 1.0 16 month low, analysts forecasting 8.2 against last month’s 4.3. The region-wide figure, meanwhile, is also expected to rise, back up to 13.9 from last month’s 10.6 slip-up. Given the relatively positive nature of those numbers it is no wonder the DAX and CAC are in such high spirits, the former jumping 50 points to approach a fresh 3 month high of 10200, with the latter slightly less giddy with a 0.3% increase.


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