UK PRE MARKET

The FTSE 100 Futures are trading at 7,533.20 for up with +0.12% percent . The CAC 40 Futures are trading at 5,284.20 for up with +0.28% percent . The DAX Futures are trading at 12,641.50 with a loss of -0.02% percent. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures are trading at 3,559.0 for up with +0.28% percent .

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

European stocks ended the session on a mixed note – but higher on the month – with a late bout of selling sending all of the region’s main indices lower as crude oil futures took a hit.

The benchmark Stoxx 600 drifted lower by 0.13% to 389.99, alongside a gain of 0.13% for Germany’s Dax to 12,615.06 while the Cac-40 slipped 0.42% to 5,283.63.

Milan’s FTSE Mibtel also ended the month on a down note, slipping 0.40% to 20,731.68.

“Markets in Europe have also had fairly decent month, and while they have been somewhat mixed today, they still look on course to post a fourth successive positive month,” commented CMC Markets’s Michael Hewson.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,519.95 with a loss of –0.09% percent. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,283.63 with a loss of  –0.42% percent. Germany’s DAX closed at 12,615.06 for up with  0.13% percent.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow are trading at 21,008.65 with a loss of –0.10% percent. The S&P 500 are trading at 2,411.80 with a loss of –0.05% percent. The Nasdaq Composite are trading at 6,198.52 with a loss of 0.08% percent.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 are trading at 19,860.03 for up with –0.17% percent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng are trading at 25,818.32 for up  with +0.60% percent. China’s Shanghai Composite are trading at 3,099.69 with a loss of –0.56% percent. India’s S&P BSE Sensex are trading at 31,155.51 for up with +0.03% percent as on 12:01 PM .