The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,582.00   up with  +0.25% percent or +19.20 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,032.50 up with +0.25% percent or +15.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 13,445.00 up with +0.22% percent or +29.50 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,760.00 up with +0.27% percent or +10.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks finished on a mixed note as investors mulled the latest UK inflation figures and looked ahead to the signing of the ‘phase one’ trade deal between the US and China later in the day.

His comments followed a Bloomberg report which suggested that the existing tariffs on Chinese goods coming into the US were likely to remain until after the US presidential election. Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg said any move to reduce the tariffs will hinge on Beijing’s compliance with the terms of the phase one deal.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at ,7,642.80  up with +0.27% percent or +20.45  point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,032.61  with a loss of –0.14% percent or –8.28 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,432.30 with a loss of -0.18% percent or -24.19  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,030.22 up with +0.31% percent or +90.55  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,289.29   up with +0.19% percent or +6.14  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,258.70 up with  +0.080% percent or +7.37 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,933.13   up with 0.069% percent or +16.55  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,802.64 up with 0.10%+ percent or +29.05  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,074.08  with a loss of –0.52% percent or –15.96 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 41,847.25  with a loss of –0.061% percent or –25.48 point at 12:15 PM.