The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,364.50  with a loss of -0.05% percent or -3.50 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,375.63 up with +0.013% percent or +0.71 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 12,151.50   with a loss of -0.19% percent or -23.10 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,386.00  with a loss of -0.06% percent or -2.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Danske Bank said: “Stocks in the Asian session traded miscellaneously on Friday morning, while the bond rally intensified on trade war concerns putting the brakes on global economic growth and new geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf region after the tanker incident. The Trump administration accused Iran of the attacks on the tankers while Iranian officials denied they were behind the incident.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,368.57  up with +0.013% percent or +0.95 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,375.63 up with +0.013% percent or +0.013% point.Germany’s DAX closed at 12,169.05 up with +0.44% percent or +53.37 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,106.77 up with +0.39% percent or +101.94 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,891.64 up with +0.41%percent or +11.80 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,837.13   up with +0.57%  percent or +44.41 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,116.89 up with +0.40% percent or +84.89 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,071.89  with a loss of -0.82% percent or -224.34    point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,881.97  with a loss of -0.99% percent or -28.77  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 39,599.66  with a loss of -0.36% percent or -141.70 point at 12:15 PM.