The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 5,915.00 with a loss of -0.87% percent or -52.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,931.00 with a loss of -2.15% percent or -108.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 12,995.80 with a loss of -0.81% or -105.70 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,244.00 with a loss of -0.73% percent or -24.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
London stocks closed in negative territory on Friday, amid concerns about rising coronavirus cases and the introduction of further mobility restrictions, as investors digested the latest UK retail sales data.
The FTSE 100 ended the session down 0.71% at 6,007.05, and the FTSE 250 was off 0.95% at 17,569.68.
Sterling was weaker against its major trading pairs, last falling 0.22% on the dollar to $1.2905, while losing 0.29% against the euro to €1.0917.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,007.05 with a loss of – percent or -42.87 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 4,978.18 with a loss of – percent or –61.32 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,116.25 with a loss of –percent or –91.87 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 27,657.42 with a loss of – percent or –244.56 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,319.47 with a loss of – percent or –37.54 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,793.28 with a loss of percent or –116.99 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 23,360.30 up with + percent or +40.93 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,070.76 with a loss of – percent or –384.65 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,318.62 with a loss of – percent or –19.47 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 38,857.41 up with percent or +11.59 point at 12:15 PM.