The Dow Jones opened higher in early trading on Friday with Procter & Gamble heading up the winner's table.
The FTSE 100 slipped slightly this morning after Wall Street's recent rally stalled overnight.
The Dow Jones is flat in early trading as investor concern the index is outpacing the real rate of recovery grows.
Deutsche Bank has launched four short db x-trackers ETFs on the Xetra trading platform.
On Wall Street, markets fell back slightly on the anniversary of Lehman Brothers's collapse.
Wall Street shares dipped as markets opened as a trade spat between the US and China escalated.
The FTSE 100 has dropped back below the 5,000 mark as miners suffer from profit taking on fears the rally in metal prices may have gone too far.
The Dow Jones made marginal losses in early trading on Friday despite a rise in confidence among US consumers.
The Dow has slumped in early trading, despite optimistic figures showing more Americans are finding work.
London trading got off to a positive start after the FTSE 100 rose above the psychologically important 5,000 points barrier yesterday.