FTSE 100 performs well but can it remain that way today?

Ahead of the European stock market opening, the FTSE 100 future is lower. The index performed really well yesterday, when it closed 1.41% higher. The index piled on 114.78 points yesterday, when it closed at 8,249.12. Earlier this morning the index was priced to reopen below 8,200 and closer to 8,175, but it is off the lows now as the European opening approaches. The fact that the Pound is higher and the oil price is lower should be a negative for the index today, but in real terms so far that impact looks pretty minimal. It seems that for the time being the UK has found some capital flows already this week as investors continue to desert US assets. That is something not to be ignored and it will be interesting to see how the index performs on the opening shortly. That opening is currently priced to deliver an effective start to live trading around 8,205