Ftse Futures up 0.2 Pct, Cac Futures up 0.1 Pct

Tokyo's Nikkei Average Unofficially Closes up 0.98 Pct at 17,234.98

Australia's S&p/asx 200 Index Unoffically Closes down 0.48 Pct at 5,381.90 Points

Germany Apr Retail Sales Yy Real Increase to 2.3 % (fcast 1.9 %) Vs Prev 0.6 % (revised from 0.7 %)

Germany Apr Retail Sales Mm Real Increase to -0.9 % (fcast 0.9 %) Vs Prev -1.1 %