The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 5,869.80 up with +0.91% percent or +52.80 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,805.80 up with +0.89% percent or +42.30 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 12,685.80 with +0.21% or +27.20 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,178.00 up with +0.47% percent or +15.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
London’s top-flight index closed in positive territory on Tuesday, steadying after heavy losses in the previous session as investors mulled updates from the likes of Kingfisher and Whitbread.
The FTSE 100 ended the session up 0.43% at 5,829.46, while the FTSE 250 was down 0.29% at 16,821.66.
Sterling was weaker during afternoon trading, however, last falling 0.6% on the dollar to $1.2740, and losing 0.08% against the euro to €1.0879.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 5,829.46 up with + percent or +25.17 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 4,772.84 with a loss of – percent or –19.20 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 12,594.39 up with +percent or +51.95 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 27,288.18 up with + percent or +140.48 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,315.57 up with + percent or +34.51 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 10,963.64 up with percent or +184.84 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 23,346.49 with a loss of – percent or ?13.81 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,698.02 with a loss of –percent or –18.83point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,276.91 with percent or +2.61 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 37,789.00 up with + percent or +54.92 point at 12:15 PM.