UK PRE MARKET

The FTSE 100 Futures are trading at 7,373.50 for up  with +0.47% percent or +34.50 point. The CAC 40 Futures are trading at 5,139.00 for up with    +0.73% percent or +37.00 point . The DAX Futures are trading at 12,394.80 for up with  +0.79% percent or +97.00 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures are trading at 3,458.0  for up with +0.73% percent or +25.0 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London closed lower on Monday as investors digested a mixed set of UK data, amid worries that North Korea might be preparing for a missile launch on Saturday to mark the celebration of its founding day.The FTSE 100 was down 0.26% to 7,377.60, while the pound was up 0.65% against the euro at 1.0971 and 0.75% higher versus the dollar to 1.3199.Over in Europe, markets displayed a mixed picture with the DAX up 0.06% to 12,303.98, the CAC 40 lower to 5,113.49 and the Ibex 35 down 0.05% to 10,129.60.
PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,377.60  with a loss of  –0.26% percent or –19.38 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,113.49  with a loss of  –0.02% percent or –1.12 point. Germany’s DAX closed at 12,303.98  for up with +0.06% percent or +7.35 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow are trading at 21,797.79  for up with +0.06% percent or  +13.01 point. The S&P 500 are trading at 2,461.43 with a loss of  –0.15% percent or –3.67 point. The Nasdaq Composite are trading at 6,360.19 with a loss of –0.59% percent or –37.68 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 are trading at 19,545.77 for up with +1.41% percent or  +270.95 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng are trading at 27,940.34 for up with  +0.98% percent or +271.87 point. China’s Shanghai Composite are trading at 3,372.11 for up with +0.20% percent or  +6.87 point. India’s S&P BSE Sensex are trading at 31,901.55 for up with +0.68% percent or +214.03 point at 12:15 PM .