The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 5,713.50 with a loss of -0.73% percent or -42.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 4,760.50 with a loss of -0.87% percent or -42.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 11,936.50 with a loss of -1.63% or -198.10 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,056.00 with loss of -1.26% percent or -39.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
London stocks closed firmly higher on Tuesday, with banks and housebuilders underpinning the gains as investors braced for the US presidential election.
The FTSE 100 ended the session up 2.33% at 5,786.77, and the FTSE 250 was 1.81% higher at 17,491.70.
Sterling was stronger against both of its major trading pairs as well, last rising 1.01% on the dollar to change hands at $1.3047, and advancing 0.31% against the euro to €1.11130.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 5,786.77 up with + percent or +131.80 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 4,805.61 with + percent or +114.47 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 12,088.98 up with +percent or + +300.70 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 27,480.03 up with +percent or +554.98 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,369.16 up with + percent or +58.92 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,160.57 up with + percent or +202.96 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 23,695.23 up with +percent or +399.75 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,963.11 with +percent or +21.20 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,277.44 with + percent or +6.37 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 40,410.02 up with +percent or +148.89 point at 12:15 PM.