Proactive Investors - Good morning. The FTSE 100 is expected to open higher after the long weekend as investors look ahead to the Bank of England’s interest rate call and US inflation figures on Wednesday.
Spread betting companies are calling London’s lead index up by around 21 points.
In the US on Monday markets were mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.2%, the S&P 500 closed flat, and the Nasdaq Composite up 0.2%.
In Tokyo on Tuesday, the Nikkei 225 index was 1.1% higher. In China, the Shanghai Composite rose 0.2%, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong slipped 0.6%.
Back in London and the early focus will be a trading update from Direct Line Insurance Group.