The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 5,438.80 up with +2.02% percent or +107.80 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,242.70 up  with +8.39% percent or +328.40 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 9,829.50  up with +1.62% percent or +156.50 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 2,680.00 up with +1.67% percent or +44.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The FTSE 100 ended the session up 9.05% at 5,446.01, and the FTSE 250 was 8.37% higher at 14,172.73.

Sterling was also stronger against both of its major trading pairs, rising 1.89% against the dollar to $1.1760, and adding 1.27% on the euro to €1.0896.

Gains among equities came despite the release of data showing that the coronavirus caused a record slump in UK business activity even before the government imposed extraordinary measures to curb the spread of the disease.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 5,446.01  with 0.00% percent or 0.00  point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,242.70 up with +8.39% percent or +328.40 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 9,700.57 up with +10.98% percent or +959.42  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 20,704.91  up with 11.37% percent or +2,112.98 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,447.33 up  with 9.38% percent or +209.93 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,417.86  up with +8.12% percent or +557.18 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 19,546.63 up with +8.04% percent or +1,454.28  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,414.78 up with +3.31%percent or ++751.29    point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,781.59  up with +2.17% percent or +59.15 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at  27,860.55 up with +4.45% percent or +1,186.52  point at 12:15 PM.