The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,101.80 with a loss of -1.21% percent or -74.70 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,279.00 up with +6.45% percent or +320.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 12,931.50 with a loss of -0.43% or -55.50 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,360.00 with a loss of -1.35% percent or -46.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
London stocks closed well into positive territory on Monday following positive news on the Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, as investors cheered Democrat Joe Biden’s US presidential election win.
The FTSE 100 ended the session up 4.67% at 6,186.29, and the FTSE 250 was 5.2% firmer at 18,850.36.
Sterling was in a mixed state, last weakening 0.13% against the dollar to $1.3139, while strengthening 0.48% on the euro to €1.1122.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,186.29 up with + percent or +276.27 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,336.32 with + percent or +375.44 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,095.97 up with +percent or +615.95 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 29,157.97 up with +percent or +834.57 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,550.50 up with + percent or +41.06 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,713.78 with a loss of percent or ?181.45 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 24,905.59 up with +percent or +65.75 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,082.82 up with +percent or +66.65 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,350.61 with a loss of – percent or –23.13 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 42,980.47 up with +percent or +383.04 point at 12:15 PM.