The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,429.00 up with +0.24% percent or +17.80 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,912.00 up with +0.99% percent or +58.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 13,329.30 with a loss of  -0.07% percent or -8.90 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,713.00 up with +0.08% percent or +3.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks had bounced back into the green by the close on Tuesday, even as concern about the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus continued to top the bulletins.

The FTSE 100 ended the session up 0.93% at 7,480.69, and the FTSE 250 was 0.61% firmer at 21,433.06.

Sterling was weaker against both of its major pairs, last falling 0.49% against the dollar to $1.2993 and losing 0.42% on the euro to €1.1801.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,480.69 up with +0.93% percent or +68.64  point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,925.82  up with +1.07% percent or +62.80 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,323.69  up with +0.90% percent or +118.92  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,722.85 up with +0.66% percent or  +187.05   point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,276.24   up with +1.01% percent or +32.61 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,269.68 up with +1.43% percent or +130.37 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 23,379.40  up with +0.71% percent or +163.69   point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,149.66  with a loss of –2.86% percent or –799.98  point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 23,379.40 with a loss of –2.75% percent or –84.23 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 41,277.85 up with +0.76% percent or +310.99 point at 12:15 PM.