The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 5,918.80 up with -0.06% percent or -3.70 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,875.50 up with +0.12% percent or +6.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 12,837.80 with a loss of -0.10% or -13.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,220.00 up with +0.19% percent or +6.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Stocks in London finished higher on Monday, with traders apparently buying into the more upbeat news around the health of the US president and a second negative Covid-19 test result for his election rival.

The FTSE 100 ended the session up 0.69% at 5,942.94, and the FTSE 250 was ahead 1.08% at 17,583.09.

Sterling was in a mixed state in afternoon trading, last rising 0.33% against the dollar to $1.2978, but falling 0.31% on the euro to €1.1008.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 5,942.94 up with + percent or +40.8 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,871.87 up with + percent or +46.99 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 12,828.31 up with +percent or  +139.27 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 28,148.64 up with +percent or  +465.83 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,408.63 up with + percent or +60.19 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,332.48 up with + percent or +257.47 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 23,433.73 up with + percent or +121.59 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 23,957.32 up with +percent or  +189.54 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,218.05 with a loss of – percent or 6.31 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 39,334.93 up with + percent or  +361.23 point at 12:15 PM.