The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,322.00 with a loss of -0.42% percent or -26.50 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,463.00 with a loss of  -0.36% percent or -20.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 13,086.30 with a loss of -0.24% or -31.80 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,454.00 with a loss of  -0.37% percent or -13.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks finished weaker on Tuesday, following another vaccine-inspired rally in the previous session, underperforming their European peers as sterling gained ground.

The FTSE 100 ended the session down 0.87% at 6,365.33, and the FTSE 250 was 0.47% weaker at 19,516.17.

Sterling was in positive territory, last rising 0.39% against the dollar to $1.3250, and gaining 0.25% on the euro to €1.1167.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,365.33 with a loss of – percent or ?55.96 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,483.00 up with + percent or +11.52 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,133.47  with a loss of  –percent or   ?5.14 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,783.35 with a loss of –percent or  ?167.09 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,609.53 with a loss of – percent or  ?17.38 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,899.34 with a loss of – percent or ?24.79 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 25,728.14 with a loss of –percent or ?286.48 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,486.16 up with +percent or +71.07 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,347.30 with + percent or  +7.41 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 43,859.16 with a loss of –percent or  ?93.55 point at 12:15 PM.