From mercedes and. Shares opened shortly. And mission to moscow. With no sign that the kremlin will change its stance on assad. Matt less than half an hour away from the start of european equities trading. Take a look at futures. Basically green across the board as far as European Markets are concerned. The euro stocks 50 futures up a quarter of a percent. The dax up one third of 1 and the cac is a. It is interesting to see the green arrows there especially if you contrast them with the red arrows we saw in asia overnight and the big risk off trade. The s p is battling. Obviously a big feature on that landscape. Lets get a bloomberg first word update. Sean spicer has apologized for saying adolf hitler did not used chemical weapons. It came as [inaudible] ascer said someone despicable as hitlers did not use chemical weapons. Chinas president spoke to donald trump yesterday urging nuclear about the program. Should settled peacefully to be committed to peace and stability on the korean pa