The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 5,101.80   with a loss of -3.66% percent or -193.70 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 3,875.50 with a loss of -5.43% percent or -222.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 8,727.80  with a loss of -9.19% percent or -883.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 2,374.00  with a loss of -4.93% percent or -123.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The FTSE 100 ended the session up 2.46% at 5,366.11, while the FTSE 250 was down 0.99% at 15,562.00.

Sterling was weaker against both of its major trading pairs, last falling 1.69% against the dollar to $1.2359, and slipping 0.77% on the euro to €1.1152.

“It feels appropriate that this week should end with a Friday the 13th,” quipped Spreadex analyst Connor Campbell earlier.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 5,366.11  up with +2.46% percent or +128.63   point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,118.36 up with +1.83% percent or +74.11 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 9,232.08 up with +0.77% percent or +70.95  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 23,185.62  up with +9.36% percent or +1,985.00  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,711.02 up with +9.29% percent or +9.29% point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,874.88 up with +9.35% percent or +673.07  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 17,002.04  with a loss of –2.46% percent or –429.01  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 22,946.96 with a loss of –4.52% percent or –1,085.95    point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,789.25 with a loss of –3.40% percent or –98.17  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at  32,175.03 with a loss of –5.65% percent or –1,928.45  point at 12:15 PM.