The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,033.00 with a loss of -1.12% percent or -68.50  point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,910.00 with a loss of  -1.34% percent or -66.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 12,833.80 with a loss of -0.68% or -88.30 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,272.00 with a loss of -1.21% percent or -40.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London’s top-flight index finished in the green on Wednesday, amid growing tensions between the US and China, as investors digested an unexpected jump in UK inflation and awaited the US Fed minutes later in the global day.

The FTSE 100 ended the session up 0.58% at 6,111.98, while the FTSE 250 was down 0.22% at 17,583.39.

Sterling was weaker against its major trading pairs, last falling 0.57% against the dollar to $1.3163, and losing 0.14% on the euro to €1.1081.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,111.98 up with +0.58% percent or +35.36 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,977.23 up with +0.79% percent or +39.17  point.Germany’s DAX closed at 12,977.33 up with +0.74% percent or +95.57 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 27,692.88 with a loss of -0.31% percent or -85.19 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,374.85 with a loss of –0.44% percent or -14.93 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,146.46 with  a loss of -0.57% percent or -64.38 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 22,880.62 with a loss of –1.00% percent or –229.99 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,726.89 with a loss of –1.80% percent or –452.02 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,361.16 with a loss of –1.38% percent or –46.97 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 38,329.60 with a loss of –0.74% percent or –285.19  point at 12:15 PM.