The US market has risen in early trading as investors' positive mood continues following the US jobs report released late last week.
A leading member of the US Federal Reserve has tried to calm markets by stressing plans to start tapering its QE programme depend on the economy recovering.
US equity specialist Cullen Capital Management is expanding its reach into the UK with the launch of a second UCITs vehicle, the Cullen US Enhanced Equity Income fund.
Dalton SP's Nabeel Mughal has cut consumer discretionary stocks and piled the cash into industrials on fears over the strength of US consumer spending.
US treasury yields have jumped to an 11-month high after better-than-expected US jobs data boosted market sentiment.