FTSE Futures Morning Update on 23 April

UK PRE MARKET

The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,316.50 up with  +0.10% percent or +7.50 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,357.50  up with +0.48% percent or +25.50 point . The DAX Futures is trading at 12,561.00 up with +0.10% percent or +12.00 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,421.00 up with +0.06%  percent or +2.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Stocks finished little changed on Today even as investors kept a close eye on government bond markets following the spate of sharp selling seen during the previous session, which market commentary linked to expectations for faster rate hikes in the States, especially following recent sharp gains in commodity prices.

“Despite background noise that continues to reverberate with concerns about trade, markets in Europe look set to close higher for the fourth week in succession, despite a mixed session yesterday, helped at the start of the week by relief that last weekend’s cruise missile strikes didn’t prompt an escalation in tensions between Russia and the US,” said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
 
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,368.17 up with +0.54% percent or +39.25 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,412.83 up with +0.39% percent or +21.19 point. Germany’s DAX closed at 12,540.50 with a loss of -0.21% percent or +26.92 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,462.94  with a loss of  -0.82% percent or -201.95 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,670.14  with a loss of -0.85% percent or -22.99 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,146.13 with a loss of -1.27% percent or -91.93 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,088.04    with a loss of -0.33% percent or -74.20 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,315.84 with a loss of -0.34% percent or -102.49  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,065.72 with a loss of -0.19% percent or  -5.82  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 34,564.52 up with +0.43% percent or +148.94  point at 12:15 PM.