FTSE 100 leads in early European trading

The European stock markets opened higher today and have gained since that opening and it has been the FTSE 100 that has so far led those gains. The index has now lifted above the 8,200 mark which is a level that has been capping the topside for the past couple of days. The DAX and CAC 40 are both higher too, but the focus has seemingly been on the UK markets as the nation votes to decide the next government. As far as the markets are concerned there appears to be an air of positivity on the potential outcome of this election and it would be a pretty sad indictment on the Tory party, if the FTSE 100 were to rise significantly after a 14 year absence in power for the left. The FTSE 100 is currently trading at 8,222