The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,032.00 with a loss of -0.52% percent or -31.50  point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,903.50 with a loss of -0.55% percent or -27.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 12,644.80 up with +0.29% or +36.70 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,252.00 with a loss of -0.28% percent or -9.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks finished in positive territory on Today, amid expectations of further coronavirus stimulus in the US, as gold prices hit a new high.

The FTSE 100 ended the session up 1.14% at 6,104.72, and the FTSE 250 was 1.91% higher at 17,638.30.

Sterling was in a mixed state, last trading 0.49% stronger against the greenback at $1.3135, but weakening 0.25% on the euro to €1.1047.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,104.72 up with +1.14% percent or +68.72  point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,933.34 up with +0.90% percent or +43.82  point.Germany’s DAX closed at 12,660.25 up with +0.47% percent or +59.38  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 27,201.52 up with +1.39% percent or +373.05 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,327.77 up with +0.64% percent or +21.26 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,998.40 up with +0.52% percent or +57.23 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 22,418.15 with a loss of –0.43% percent or –96.70 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,842.12 with a loss of –1.04% percent or –260.42 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,384.55 up with +0.21% percent or +6.99 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 37,895.33 up with +0.62% percent or +232.00  point at 12:15 PM.