The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,043.80 with +0.55% percent or +33.30  point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,933.00 with +0.46% percent or +22.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 12,852.80 with +0.52% or +66.10 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,280.00 with +0.55% percent or +18.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

“Retail sales have now regained all the ground lost during the height of the coronavirus restrictions as more stores open for trade and online sales remain at historically high levels,” said ONS deputy national statistician for Economic Statistics, Jonathan Athow.

“While still below their pre-pandemic levels, both fuel and clothing sales continued to recover. Meanwhile, food sales fell back from their recent peaks as people started to venture back into pubs and restaurants.”

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,001.89 with a loss of –0.19% percent or –11.45 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,896.33 with a loss of –0.30% percent or –14.91 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 12,764.80 with a loss of -0.51% percent or –65.20 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 27,930.33 up with +0.69% percent or +190.60 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,397.16 up with +0.34% percent or +11.65 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,311.80 up with 0.42% percent or +46.85 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 22,985.51 up with +0.28% percent or +65.21 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,492.78 up with +1.51% percent or +378.94 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,386.48 up with +0.17% percent or +5.80  point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 38,781.80 up with +0.90% percent or +347.08  point at 12:15 PM.