The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,346.50 up with +0.20% percent or +12.50  point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,136.20 up with +0.85% percent or +43.20point. The DAX Futures is trading at 12,745.80  up with +0.99% or +125.20 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,344.00 up with +0.75% percent or +25.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks looked set to edge higher on Wednesday following heavy losses in the previous session, as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve.

London stocks looked set to edge higher on Wednesday following heavy losses in the previous session, as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,371.70 up  with +0.57% percent or +35.98 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,095.11 with a loss of –1.55% percent or –80.40  point.Germany’s DAX closed at 12,617.99 with a loss of -1.57% percent or –201.60 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 27,272.30 with a loss of -1.09% percent or -300.14 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,207.18 with a loss of –0.78%percent or -25.21 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,953.75 up with +0.29% percent or +29.01  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 23,124.95  with +0.15% percent or +33.92 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,083.13  up with +0.10% percent or +25.91 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,943.75  with a loss of –0.42% percent or –12.36 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 34,203.75 up with +0.73% percent or +247.06  point at 12:15 PM.