The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,251.50  with a loss of -0.58% percent or -36.50  point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,965.50  with a loss of -0.40% percent or -20.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 12,460.20  up with +0.30% or +37.20 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,264.00 with a loss of -0.55% percent or -18.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks closed higher on Tuesday, as investors welcomed the release of encouraging PMIs and confirmation that a trade deal between the US and China is still on.

The FTSE 100 ended the session up 1.21% at 6,320.12, and the FTSE 250 was 0.45% firmer at 17,652.80.

Sterling was in a mixed state, however, last trading 0.48% stronger against the dollar at $1.2529, but weakening 0.07% on the euro to €1.1065.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,320.12 up with +1.21% percent or +75.50   point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,017.68 up with +1.39% percent or +68.98 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 12,523.76 up with +2.13% percent or +260.79 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,156.10 up with +0.50% percent or +131.14 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,131.29 up with +0.43% percent or +13.43 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,131.37 up with +0.74% percent or +74.89  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 22,534.32  with a loss of –0.065% percent or ?14.73  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,852.63 with a loss of –0.22% percent or –54.71  point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 2,979.55 up with +0.30% percent or +8.93  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,574.24 up with +0.41%  percent or +143.81  point at 12:15 PM.