just the first hour and nine minutes have some of the markets rising. the gains muted, really. the london ftse 100 supported by some of the banks, rising there, but up by 0.1%. in the meantime, let s have a look at how the currencies are doing. the euro is falling against the u.s. dollar as euro zone debt concerns outweigh optimism about a possible increase rate emily was telling us about from the ecb later today. the pound trading at 1.6329. when it comes to the pound that was also falling earlier on but it has since made up some ground. taking a look at the yen, it s also gaining but ever so slightly at 85.25 versus the u.s. dollar, pauline. the australia dollar is also gaining. possible employment news sent the currency surging today.