FTSE Futures Morning Update on 10 December

The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,727.00  with a loss of  -0.52% percent or -35.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,768.8 with a loss of -0.37% percent or –17.7  point The DAX Futures is trading at 10,682.50 with a loss of -0.30% percent or -32.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,031.50  with a loss of -0.28% percent or-8.50  point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks recouped part of the previous day’s losses on Friday which had taken the top-flight index to its worst level since the Brexit referendum, as investors eyed the release of the latest non-farm payrolls report.

In currency markets, the pound was down 0.51% against the dollar at 1.27220 and 0.54% lower versus the euro at 1.1177 ahead of next week’s parliamentary vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal.

While the gains in London came as a welcome relief after Thursday’s “horrible” session, “this only claws back some of the losses”, said Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,778.11  up with +1.10% percent or +74.06 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,813.13 up with +0.68% percent or +32.68 point. Germany’s DAX closed at 10,788.09 with a loss of -0.21% percent or  -22.89 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,388.95 with a loss of -2.24% percent or -558.72 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,633.08 with a loss of – 2.33% percent or -62.87 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 6,969.25   with a loss of -3.05% percent or -219.01 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,219.50 with a loss of -2.12% percent or -459.18 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,765.86  with a loss of -1.14% percent or -297.90 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,584.58  with a loss of -0.82% percent or  -21.31 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at  35,127.80  with a loss of -1.53% percent or ?546.42 point at 12:15 PM.