UK PRE MARKET

The FTSE 100 Futures are trading at 7,694.20 for up with  +0.16% percent or +12.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures are trading at 5,508.50  for up with +0.20%  percent or +11.00  point . The DAX Futures are trading at 13,282.80 for up   with +0.11% percent or +14.30 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures are trading at 3,601.00 for up with +0.19% percent or +7.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks finished on a mixed note on Thursday, as investors digested the latest reading on industrial production, with retailers in focus again following updates from Sainsbury’s, Ted Baker and Superdry.

The FTSE 100 gained 0.23% or 17.49 points to trade at 7,748.51, easing back after hitting a record intraday high of 7,756.11 earlier, having closed at a fresh peak of 7,731.02 the day before.

In parallel, the second-tier index was off by 0.55% or 114.95 points at 20,760.00.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,748.51  for up with +0.23% percent or  +17.49 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,523.94  with a loss of -0.35% percent or  -19.26  point. Germany’s DAX closed at 13,281.34  with a loss of -0.78% percent or -104.25 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow are trading at 25,369.13  with a loss of -0.07% percent or  -16.67 point. The S&P 500 are trading at 2,748.23  with a loss of -0.11%  percent or -3.06 point. The Nasdaq Composite are trading at 7,153.57 with a loss of  -0.14% percent or  -10.01 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 are trading at 23,710.43 with a loss of -0.33% percent or -77.77 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng are trading at 31,108.49  for up  with +0.11% percent or  +34.77 point. China’s Shanghai Composite are trading at 3,425.34 for up with +0.10% percent or +3.51 point. India’s BSE Sensex are trading at 34,523.47 for up with +0.26% percent or +90.40 point at 12:15 PM.