The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,172.50 up with +0.89% percent or +54.50  point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,952.00 up with +0.95% percent or +46.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 12,355.50 with +0.65% or +79.40 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,240.00 up with +1.09% percent or +35.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London’s benchmark closed just below the waterline after a choppy session on Wednesday, amid ongoing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic – particularly in the United States – and as investors eyed the latest readings on the UK’s housing and manufacturing sectors.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,157.96 with a loss of –0.19% percent or –11.78  point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,926.94  with a loss of –0.18% percent or –9.05 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 12,260.57 with a loss of -0.41% percent or –50.36 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,734.97 with a loss of -0.30% percent or -77.91 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,115.86 up with +0.50% percent or +15.57 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,154.63 up with +0.95% percent or +95.86  point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 22,145.96 up with +0.11% percent or +24.23 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,884.73 up with +1.87% percent or +457.54  point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,090.26 up with +2.12% percent or +64.28  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,813.21 up with +1.13% percent or +398.76  point at 12:15 PM.