Worries that the system could break down are very much weighing on the market at the moment.

Investors probably want to see what the U.S. job data will be like.

The market has taken a cue from the New York market and advanced. But a lack of fresh factors is already sapping (investors') appetite.

Investors are also buying shares in firms with attractive dividend yields ... such as steel makers and gas and electric power companies.

We've been hearing that Morgan Stanley's call was a reason for some investors to sell.

I think it's fair to say there is a quite a bit of European money flowing in ... there is a view that some of this is oil money as well.