The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 5,566.00 up with +0.48% percent or +26.50 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,548.00 with a loss of -3.78% percent or -178.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 11,630.80 up with +1.01% or +116.80 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 2,978.00 up with +1.09% percent or +32.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
London stocks were well into negative territory at the close on Wednesday, amid growing concerns about tightening coronavirus restrictions across Europe and calls for another national lockdown in the UK.
The FTSE 100 ended the session down 2.55% at 5,582.80, and the FTSE 250 was 1.93% weaker at 17,248.91.
Sterling was last 0.45% lower against the dollar at $1.2985, and off 0.14% on the euro at €1.1043.
Investors were mulling over news that German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants all bars and restaurants to close for a month from 4 November to help slow the spread of Covid-19.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 5,728.99 with a loss of –percent or ?63.02 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 4,730.66 with a loss of – percent or -85.46 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 12,063.57 with a loss of –percent or –113.61 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 26,519.95 with a loss of –percent or -943.24 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,271.03 with a loss of – percent or -119.65 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,004.87 with a loss of – percent or ?426.48 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 23,331.94 with a loss of –percent or –86.57 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,613.67 with a loss of –percent or ?95.13 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,281.78up with + percent or +12.54 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 39,963.55 up with +percent or +41.09point at 12:15 PM.