Once again it was a slow start for the European markets – though that doesn’t preclude them from making strides later on, as they did on Tuesday.
The FTSE slipped a handful of points, dipping back below the 6300 mark it crossed for the first time since late July.
That put it in a better position than its Eurozone peers. The DAX fell 0.4%, pushing it back towards 13,160. The CAC, meanwhile, shed half a percent as it slipped below 5420.
What could be a game changer for Europe, however, is that the Dow Jones is currently heading for a 100 point increase when trading starts stateside, lifting it to 29,540 as it continues to make eyes at its all-time highs.
And with little else to go off – the markets seem to be in a post-election, post-vaccine news lull – that could be enough to generate some positive action this afternoon.
The Dow’s prospective gains also continue to suggest that investors aren’t panicking about Trump’s various legal challenges to the election result, despite Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s ‘joke’ that there will be a ‘smooth transition to a second Trump administration’. It may not sound like much, but it’s another sign that Republicans, and the current administration, aren’t going to do a conciliatory about-face any time soon.
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