The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,193.00 with a loss of -0.40% percent or -25.00  point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,933.20 with a loss of -0.51% percent or -25.30 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 12,297.20  up with +0.37% or +45.70 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,232.00 with a loss of -0.46% percent or -15.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks managed to stay positive by the close Wednesday as investors brushed aside the latest UK inflation figures and worries about a spike in Covid-19 infections in Beijing, with SSE pacing the gains after results.

The FTSE 100 ended the session up 0.17% at 6,253.25, and the FTSE 250 was 0.67% firmer at 17,582.36.

Sterling was in a mixed state against its major trading pairs, last falling 0.37% against the dollar to $1.2526, but eking out gains of 0.01% on the euro to €1.1163.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,224.07 with a loss of –0.47% percent or –29.18   point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,958.75 with a loss of –0.75% percent or –37.22 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 12,281.53 with a loss of -0.81% percent or –100.61 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,080.10 with a loss of -0.15% percent or -39.51 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,115.34 up with +0.059% percent or +1.85 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 9,943.05 up with +0.33% percent or +32.52  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 22,478.79  up with +0.55% percent or +123.33  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,703.13 up  with +0.97% percent or +238.19  point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,967.16  up with +0.95% percent or +27.85 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 34,534.84 up with +0.96%  percent or +326.79  point at 12:15 PM.