Pre Market 07:15 - Muted Markets Digesting Moves and Awaiting Brexit News: UK Retail Sales Beat

UK futures call for a mildly positive open up 14 points at 6344 in the FTSE 100. VIX remains muted around 23 with  the F&G index at 64 in Greed mode. GBP remains close to the $1.33 level and may break out if positive news of a Brexit deal is announced. This will weigh on the mega cap FTSE 100 but boost the FTSE 250. UK retail sales at 07:00 show better than expected results across the board which should boost the retail sectors in today's trading: MoM were 1.3% vs expected 0.1% with YoY at 5.8% vs expected 4.2%

• UK markets remain sideways after the vaccine boost
• US indices flat and losing momentum into holiday week
• More likely to see weakness than strength given recent moves north

An ex dividend day in the UK saw mega caps and mid cap indices close in the red with FTSE 100 -0.9% and FTSE 250% -1.2: AIM All Share closed flat on the day . The US closed relatively unchanged while Asia is similarly uneventful

FTSe 100, 250 and All-SHare are at their most bullish since February with the 250 most bullish at 86%

7 UK Companies Reported by 07:15

A quiet day for RNS sees just 7 companies with updates as of 07:15