The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,290.20 with a loss of -0.75% percent or -47.30 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,371.00 up with +0.17% percent or +9.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 13,037.80 with a loss of -0.22% or -28.70 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,428.00 with a loss of -0.12% percent or -4.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
London stocks closed in the red on Thursday, as investors took some profits following eight consecutive days of gains, amid a raft of corporate news and the latest UK GDP reading.
The FTSE 100 ended the session down 0.68% at 6,338.94, and the FTSE 250 was off 0.2% at 19,302.17.
Sterling was also in negative territory, last falling 0.61% on the dollar to $1.3142, and weakening 0.94% against the euro to €1.1122.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,304.50 with a loss of – percent or –34.44 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,357.93 with a loss of – percent or -2.02 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,029.28 with a loss of –percent or –23.67 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 29,080.17 with a loss of –percent or ?317.46 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,537.01 with a loss of – percent or ?35.65 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,709.59 with a loss of – percent or –76.84 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 25,385.87 with a loss of –percent or –135.01 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,156.86 with a loss of –percent or –12.52 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,310.10 with a loss of – percent or –28.57 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 43,403.44 with +percent or +46.25 point at 12:15 PM.