A negative day but not as bad as it was for China's equity markets

  • Shanghai Comp Index closes down -1.3% at 2862.56
  • CS1300 Index -1.2% at 3071.91

Eurostoxx 50 futures shrugging off the negative and/or taking a lead from the stronger Chinese finish and currently up +0.4%

  • DAX futures +0.3%
  • CAC40 +0.2%
  • FTSE +0.1%

Bund futures down 42 at 162.75

Meanwhile USDJPY sliding back below 112.50 with EURUSD nudging up to 1.0982 and GBPUSD 1.4192