IN chronological order, the first question traders will be asking in the week ahead is whether there will be a month-ending, window-dressing push on blue chips on Tuesday. The second question which traders here will have to grapple with is whether the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at next week's US Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting.

The third issue to ponder is the June 23 UK referendum on "Brexit" - whether Britain should exit the eurozone or remain.

Within these considerations are a host of other less obvious factors such as China's economic data and oil, although the latter's influence has greatly diminished in the past month.