The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 5,490.80 with a loss of  -1.31% percent or -73.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,494.20 with a loss of -1.44% percent or -65.80 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 11,373.00  with  a loss of-1.76% or -203.80 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 2,905.00 with loss of -1.46% percent or -43.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks closed just below the waterline on Thursday after a turbulent session, as investors weighed concerns about tightening Covid-19 restrictions across Europe, and cheered results from the likes of Lloyds, BT and Shell.

The FTSE 100 ended the session down 0.02% at 5,581.75, and the FTSE 250 was off 0.41% at 17,177.68.

Sterling ended the trading day in a mixed state, last falling 0.58% against the dollar to $1.2908, but gaining 0.18% on the euro to €1.1074.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 5,581.75 with a loss of – percent or –1.05 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 4,569.67 with a loss of  – percent or -1.45 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 11,598.07 up with +percent or +37.56 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 26,659.11 up with +percent or  +139.16 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,310.11 up with + percent or  +39.08 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,185.59 up with + percent or  +180.72 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 22,977.13 with a loss of –percent or 354.81 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,115.91  with a loss of –percent or –470.69 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,224.53 with a loss of – percent or ?48.19 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 39,397.12 with a loss of –percent or  ?352.73 point at 12:15 PM.