The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 5,700.80 with a loss of -1.49% percent or -86.20 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,447.49 with a loss of –1.78% percent or –80.81 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 10,503.20 with a loss of -0.30% or -31.10 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 2,826.00 with a loss of -1.43% percent or –41.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

 London stocks were set to tumble at the open on Tuesday as oil prices fell below zero.

The FTSE 100 was called to open 102 points lower at 5,710.

CMC Markets analyst David Madden said: “The unbelievable moves in the WTI dominated the headlines yesterday. The WTI futures contract for May delivery lost over 100% of its value and entered negative territory. The market set a record for trading below zero – which essentially means oil producers would pay to get rid of the energy.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 5,736.61 with a loss of  –1.31% percent or –76.22 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,528.30 up +with 0.65%% percent or +29.30 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 10,675.90 up with +0.47% percent or +50.12 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 23,650.44  with a loss of –2.44% percent or –592.05  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,823.16 with a loss of –1.79% percent or –51.40  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 8,560.73  with a loss of –1.03% percent or –89.41 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 19,280.78 with a loss of –1.97% percent or –388.34   point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,865.73 with a loss of –1.91% percent or –464.29  point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,827.01 with a loss of –0.90% percent or –25.54 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 30,528.88 with a loss of –3.54% percent or –1,119.12  point at 12:15 PM.