The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,275.00  with  +0.74% percent or +45.80  point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,137.80 up with +0.85% percent or +43.30 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 13,208.00 up with +1.05% or +137.50 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,414.00 up with +0.89% percent or +30.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

In equity markets, travel and leisure stocks were under pressure, with British Airways parent IAG down 3.61%, Cineworld off 4.5%, Carnival losing 3.62%, Wizz Air slipping 1.9%, and TUI 3.61% weaker.

British American Tobacco was knocked 2.85% lower by a downgrade to ‘hold’ from ‘buy’ at Jefferies.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,261.52 with a loss of –0.46% percent or –28.78 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,093.18 up with +0.47% percent or +23.76  point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,046.92 up with +0.99% percent or +127.31 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,680.87  up with +0.033% percent or +8.92 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,251.84 up with +0.84% percent or +27.11 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,767.09  up with +2.51%percent or +263.90 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 22,884.22 up with +0.73% percent or +166.74 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,494.96 up with +1.74% percent or +436.97  point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,313.90 with a loss of –0.0074% percent or ?0.24 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 37,853.79 up with +1.16% percent or  +434.80   point at 12:15 PM.