UK PRE MARKET

The FTSE 100 Futures are trading at 7,356.80 with a loss of -32.00 percent or -0.43% point. The CAC 40 Futures are trading at 5,201.00 for up with    +0.72%  percent or +37.00 point . The DAX Futures are trading at 12,548.30 for up with  +0.66% percent or +82.30 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures are trading at 3,503.00  for up with +0.72% percent or +25.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Tuesday as investors sifted through corporate news and looked to the release of key UK inflation data.At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% to 7,416.95, while the pound was 0.3% higher versus the dollar at 1.3197 and 0.2% firmer against the euro at 1.1028. The positive tone followed a record session on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 jumped more than 1.1% to close at an all-time high of 2,488.11 as worries about North Korea and Hurricane Irma receded.On the data front, the UK retail price index, producer price index and consumer price index are all due at 0930 BST.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,397.05  with a loss of  –0.22% percent or –16.54 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,213.19  for up with +0.70% percent or +36.48 point. Germany’s DAX closed at 12,553.81  for up with +0.63% percent or +78.57 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow are trading at 22,057.37  for up with  +1.19% percent or  +259.58 point. The S&P 500 are trading at 2,488.11 for up with +1.08% percent or +26.68 point. The Nasdaq Composite are trading at 6,432.26 for up with  +1.13% percent or +72.07 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 are trading at 19,776.62 for up with +1.18% percent or  +230.85 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng are trading at 27,972.24 for up with  +0.06% percent or +17.11point. China’s Shanghai Composite are trading at 3,379.49 for up with +0.09% percent or  +3.07point. India’s S&P BSE Sensex are trading at 32,158.66 for up with +0.87% percent or +276.50 point at 12:15 PM .