FTSE Futures Morning Update on 14 December

The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,821.00  with a loss of -0.83% percent or -57.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,851.50  with  a loss of -0.77% percent or -37.50  point The DAX Futures is trading at 10,814.80  with a loss of -0.90% percent or -97.70 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,082.00 with a loss of -0.74% percent or -23.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The RICS house price balance slumped to -11 last month from -10 in October, marking its lowest reading since September 2012. Meanwhile, the number of people looking for a new home fell again in November, with the net balance down to -21 from -15 in October, its lowest level since September 2017, mostly on the back of Brexit-related uncertainty.

The outlook was equally downbeat, with sales expectations for the coming three months slumping to -23 in November from -6 the month before. This was the most substantial decline in this series since the EU referendum.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,877.50  with a loss of -0.039% percent or -2.69 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,896.92  with a loss of -0.26% percent or -12.52  point. Germany’s DAX closed at 10,924.70  with a loss of -0.043% percent or -4.73 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,597.38 with +0.29% percent or +70.11 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,650.54   with a loss of -0.020% percent or -0.53 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,070.33  with a loss of -0.39% percent or -27.98 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,374.83  with a loss of -2.02% percent or -441.36 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,079.10   with a loss of  -1.68% percent or -445.25 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,593.74  with a loss of -1.53% percent or  -40.31 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at  35,963.65 up with +0.099% percent or  +35.64 point at 12:15 PM.