Start up for the European stock exchanges that continue the trend of last week.

Milan rose by 0.70%, in line with Frankfurt, while Paris also did well + 0.45%.

In Asia only the Tokyo stock exchange was open, which gained over a percentage point, while the Chinese squares closed for holidays.

The price of natural gas dropped below 200 euros, to 195 per mwh.

The spread widens to 233 basis points and the yield rises to 4.07%.

The euro is on the rise and strengthens above 1.01 against the dollar.