UK PRE MARKET
The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,736.50 with a loss of -0.17% percent or -13.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,482.88 for up with +0.16% percent or +8.97 point . The DAX Futures is trading at 12,872.00 up with +0.18% percent or +22.50 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,484.00 up with +0.03% percent or +1.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
London stocks are expected to start on the front foot after a seemingly successful US-North Korea summit in Singapore.
The FTSE 100 was predicted to rise 17 points on Tuesday, according to City traders.
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un signed a “comprehensive” document confirming that North Korea will begin dismantling its nuclear capabilities “very quickly”, the US president said at a ceremony that followed a morning of negotiations. Kim said “we are leaving the past behind us” as he said “the world will see a major change”.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 25,322.31 up with +0.023% percent or +5.78 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,782.00 up with +0.31% percent or +0.11% point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,659.93 up with +0.19% percent or +14.41 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,878.35 up with +0.33% percent or +74.31 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 31,155.85 up with +0.30% percent or +92.15 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,079.80 up with +0.89% percent or +27.02 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,677.17 up with +0.55% percent or +193.70 point at 12:15 PM.