FTSE Futures Morning Update on 26 September

UK PRE MARKET

The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,461.20 up with +0.19% percent or +14.20 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,479.50 up with  +0.22% percent or +12.00 point . The DAX Futures is trading at 12,386.50 up with  +0.19% percent or +24.00 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,409.00 up with +0.12% percent or +4.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London’s blue chip benchmark ended at its highest level this month thanks to a strong showing from retailer Next while the surge in oil prices helped BP and Shell but hit easyJet and British Airways owner IAG.

The FTSE 100 ended 49 points or 0.7% higher to 7,507.56, while the FTSE 250 mid-cap index closed down 27 points or 0.1% to 20,461.06. The pound was 0.3% higher against the dollar at 1.3165 and 0.1% firmer versus the euro at 1.1184.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at  7,507.56 up with +0.66% percent or  +49.15 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,479.10 up with  +0.054% percent or +2.93 point. Germany’s DAX closed at 12,374.66 up with +0.19%   percent or +23.84 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,492.21  with a loss of  -0.26% percent or -69.84 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,915.56 with a loss of -0.13% percent or -3.81 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,007.47  up with  +0.18% percent or +14.22 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 24,033.79 up with +0.39% percent or +93.53 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,840.95 up with +1.24% percent or  +341.56 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,806.81  up with +0.92% percent or  +25.67 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 36,542.61 with  a loss of -0.30% percent or -109.45 point at 12:15 PM.