The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,181.50 up with +1.00% percent or +1.00%  point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,945.50 up with +1.20% percent or +58.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 12,267.80 with a loss of -0.31% or –38.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,230.00 up with +0.69% percent or +22.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

 London stocks were set to rise at the open on Friday, taking their cue from an upbeat session on Wall Street.

The FTSE 100 was called to open 75 points higher at 6,222.

Oanda analyst Jeffrey Halley said: “Financial markets continued to be in tail chasing mode overnight, with equities and energy markets rebounding in New York after the previous sessions sell-offs.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,209.11 up with 1.01% percent or +61.97   point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,918.58  up with +0.97% percent or +47.23 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 12,177.87 up with +0.69%percent or +83.93 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,745.60 up with +1.18% percent or +299.66 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,083.76 up with +1.10% percent or +33.43  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,017.00 up with +1.09% percent or +107.84  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 22,512.08  up with +1.13% percent or +252.29  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,543.17 with a loss of –0.96% percent or –238.41  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 35,015.29 up with +0.50%  percent or +173.19  point at 12:15 PM.