European futures in the red this morning- check out the FTSE 100

The FTSE 100 was by some margin the weakest major European stock market index yesterday. The FTSE did still set a higher close though, rising by 0.31% on the session. However, that modest gain lagged the 2.24% rise in the CAC 40 and the 1.56% gain in the DAX. There will be more to add on that one in the next update. So, the FTSE 100 was held back by the gains seen in the GBP/USD yesterday and once again the startling lack of tech within the index. The FTSE 100 closed 25.68 points higher, at 8,249.66. The futures are lower this morning and right now pricing an effective opening close to, or even below 8,200 shortly and that comes as both the DAX and CAC 40 futures also slip ahead of the opening today. The GBP/USD is higher right now and close to its most recent highs above 1.2550 and that is not helping the opening outlook for the FTSE 100