FTSE Futures Morning Update on 29 January 2019

The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,708.00 up with +0.02% percent or +1.10 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,895.00  with a loss of -0.57% percent or -28.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 11,217.00  with a loss of -0.10% percent or -11.40 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,132.50  with a loss of -0.16% percent or -5.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

 London stocks fell on Monday as investors grew jittery ahead of this week’s Brexit vote in the House of Commons and before a raft of other key risk events around the globe, including the second round of US-China trade talks which were scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.

The FTSE 100 shed 0.91% to 6,747.10, while the pound was down 0.42%against the US dollar at 1.31568 and 0.51% lower versus the euro at 1.1511.

David Cheetham, chief market analyst at XTB, said the dip in the pound “seems to be more a case of the market paring its recent gains after a strong run higher of late rather than a clear reversal as once more traders are keenly awaiting a parliamentary vote on the PM’s latest deal”.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,747.10 with a loss of -0.91% percent or -62.12 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,888.58  with  a loss of -0.76% percent or -37.24 point. Germany’s DAX closed at 11,210.31  with a loss of -0.63% percent or -71.48 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,528.22  with a loss of -0.84% percent or -208.98 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,643.85 with a loss of -0.78% percent or -20.91 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,085.68  with a loss of -1.11% percent or -79.18 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 20,664.64  up with +0.076% percent or +15.64 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,506.28  with a loss of -0.26% percent or -70.68 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,594.25 with a loss of -0.10% percent or -2.72 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,595.18  with a loss of -0.17% percent or -61.52 point at 12:15 PM.