FTSE Futures Morning Update on 24 July

UK PRE MARKET

The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,598.00  with  a loss of -0.26% percent or -19.50 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,399.49 up with +0.39% percent or +21.24 point . The DAX Futures is trading at 12,589.50 up with +0.41% percent or +51.00 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,461.00 up with ++0.38% percent or +13.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Superdry and Drax are the biggest fallers on the FTSE 250 so far this morning, down 7.5% and 5.6% respectively.

Mining groups dominated the risers, led by gold specialist Centamin which is ahead 2.8% at 121.8p.

It was the same on the FTSE 100 where Rio Tinto’s share price gained the most, up 1.6% at £41.28.

On the fallers, BP led the way, down 0.8% at 561.9p.

Overall, the FTSE 100 has trimmed early gains and is now up 0.08% at 7,661.76.

The FTSE 250 is ahead 0.23% at 20,818.44.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,662.59 up with +0.089% percent or +6.80 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,402.55 up with +0.45% percent or  +24.30 point. Germany’s DAX closed at 12,610.35 up with +0.49% percent or +61.78 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,044.29 with a loss of -0.055% percent or  -13.83 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,806.98  up with +0.18% percent or  +5.15 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,841.87 up with +0.28% percent or +21.67 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,510.48 up with +0.51% percent or  +113.49 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,664.00 up with +1.44% percent or +407.88 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,905.56 up with +1.61% percent or  +46.02 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 36,775.90 up with  + 0.16% percent or +57.30  point at 12:15 PM.