<p style=““ class=“text-align-justify“>European leaders are playing down Putin’s announcement, calling it „desperation“ or a signal that Russia’s plans against Ukraine have been „unsuccessful“. I wouldn’t point that as being a key reason for market sentiment turning around but some words of comfort and reassurance can never hurt. In any case, equities are seeing a decent turnaround now with European indices pulling higher alongside US futures on the day.</p><ul><li>Eurostoxx +0.3%</li><li>DAX flat</li><li>CAC 40 +0.2%</li><li>UK FTSE +0.6%</li><li>S&P 500 futures +0.3%</li><li>Nasdaq futures +0.2%</li><li>Dow futures +0.3%</li></ul>

This article was written by Justin Low at forexlive.com.