text: what is the current state of uk equity market?   the uk equity markets can be tracked with an exchange traded fund (etf) comprised of a basket of united kingdom stocks. the ticker symbol for this is ewu. it is currently up almost 10% in 06 and closed at $20.40 on friday the 17th. on a purely technical basis ewu looks a bit over extended on the up side and may pull back some in the near term.