Spreadex Market Update

Positive opening for the FTSE



A positive, but tentative, open for the FTSE this morning following news from Greece that pro-bailout parties are now back in the lead and reducing trader’s fears, at least for now, that Greece will not maintain their current austerity measures and therefore not jeopardise further funding from the ECB.  However, poor manufacturing data from China is providing a ceiling over any substantial gains and contributing towards an already dark outlook concerning the faltering pace of the global recovery.

BP was the stock in focus within the FTSE this morning following an announcement that its stake in the TNK-BP oil venture is up for sale which, according to the oil company, has already received indications of interest.  However, investors should remain cautious as there are still uncertainties  concerning the actual value of BP’s stake and whether this sale will in fact be enough to finally cover the Gulf of Mexico spill costs.

In addition, with a flood of global economic data due out today from both sides of the Atlantic, including the potentially market moving  US Non-Farm Employment change this afternoon, traders could quickly find themselves swimming in a sea of volatility with any negative surprises.

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