Shares higher, as the ceo tells cnbc hes optimistic about the outcome of the French Election. The Worst Nightmare you can imagine is a second round where you have Marine Le Pen and jeanluc melenchon. Thats the worst case scenario. I still believe reason will prevail. Shares of man group moving higher after a 10 rise in funds under management in the First Quarter. Orders under pressure as large contracts remain elusive for abb, but the swiss industrial titan says it sees the first signals of stabilization in some markets. Good morning, everyone. Its thursday, youre watching street signs. We have another jampacked show for you. Lets look at the equity markets in europe. The stoxx 600 is close to the flat line, just inching higher to the tune of 0. 1 . Lets show you the markets one by one. A bit of underperformance in the german equity market, only off by six or seven points. The ftse 100 off fractionally. The cac 40 off by a half percent. Thats due to some of the earnings we got. Well ge