Equities recover a bit of poise on the session

<p>It looked like the selling would take over again in the new week but for now, we're seeing a bit of a pause as investors seek some breathing room. European indices were marked lower at the open but are now holding slightly in positive territory, though US futures are still lagging.</p><ul><li>Eurostoxx +0.3%</li><li>Germany DAX +0.3%</li><li>France CAC 40 +0.4%</li><li>UK FTSE +0.1%</li><li>S&amp;P 500 futures -0.2%</li><li>Nasdaq futures -0.3%</li><li>Dow futures -0.1%</li></ul><p>For European stocks, they took quite a beating last week so the gains here are not anything too significant. It just points to a bit of exhale before we get to Wall Street later in the day.</p>

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