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LIVE MARKETS-Morning call: don't let a trade war or a Brexit crisis get in the way

Reuters - UK Focus

Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of European equity markets brought to you by Reuters stocks reporters and anchored today by Julien Ponthus. Reach him on Messenger to share your thoughts on market moves: julien.ponthus.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net

MORNING CALL: DON'T LET A TRADE WAR OR A BREXIT CRISIS GET IN THE WAY (0531 GMT)

The mood in Asia is definitely on a 'risk-on' mode and investors are not, at least at the moment, letting fears of a full-blown trade war getting in the way of a positive session.

The optimism is spreading to Europe where financial spreadbetters expect Frankfurt's DAX to open 66 points up and Paris' CAC to rise 28 points.

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London's FTSE is expected to open 41 points higher as two members of the British government resigned over Brexit and put the future of Prime Minister Theresa May in doubt.

The pound now is stable after initially edging down on the resignation of Brexit Secretary David Davis who said he was not willing to be "a reluctant conscript" of Prime Minister Theresa May's plans to leave the European Union.

(Julien Ponthus)

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