UK PRE MARKET
The FTSE 100 Futures are trading at 7,441.50 with a loss of -0.31% percent or -23.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures are trading at 5,141.20 with a loss of -0.26%percent or -13.30 point . The DAX Futures are trading at 12,142.00 with a loss of -0.29% percent or -35.10 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures are trading at 3,464.0 with a loss of –0.23% percent or –9.0 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
London stocks stumbled on Wednesday as geopolitical tensions between North Korea and the international community came to a boil after another heated verbal exchange between the US and Pyongyang.
The FTSE 100 closed the day lower, giving back just over 44 points or 0.59% to 7,498.06, with the FTSE 250 down 0.37% at 19,875.03.
European markets fared much the same fate with the DAX closing 1.12% lower at 12,154.00, and the CAC 40 down 1.40% at 5,145.70.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,498.06 with a loss of –0.59% percent or –44.67 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,145.70 with a loss of –1.40% percent or –73.19 point. Germany’s DAX closed at 12,154.00 with a loss of –1.12% percent or –138.05 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow are trading at 22,048.70 with a loss of –0.17% percent or –36.64 point. The S&P 500 are trading at 2,474.02 with a loss of –0.04% percent or –0.90 point. The Nasdaq Composite are trading at 6,352.33 with a loss of –0.28% percent or –18.13 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 are trading at 19,729.74 with a loss of –0.05% percent or –8.97 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng are trading at 27,503.93 with a loss of –0.91% percent or –253.16 point. China’s Shanghai Composite are trading at 3,263.20 with a loss of –0.38%percent or –12.37 point. India’s S&P BSE Sensex are trading at 31,680.93 with a loss of –0.36% percent or –115.67 point at 12:15 PM .