The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,317.00 with a loss of -0.92% percent or -58.50 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,458.50 with a loss of  -0.45% percent or -24.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 13,090.80 with a loss of -0.03% or -3.70 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,452.00 with a loss of  -0.80% percent or -28.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks finished in positive territory on Wednesday, as investors mulled UK inflation data and the latest news on the Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.

The FTSE 100 ended the session up 0.31% at 6,385.24, and the FTSE 250 was ahead 0.94% at 19,699.87.

Sterling was stronger too, last rising 0.39% on both the dollar and the euro, to $1.3298 and €1.1208, respectively.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,385.24 up with + percent or +19.91 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,511.45 up with + percent or +28.45 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,201.89  with percent or   +68.42 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,438.42 with a loss of –percent or  -344.93 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,567.79 with a loss of – percent or  -41.74 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 11,801.60 with a loss of – percent or –97.74 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 25,609.19 with a loss of –percent or –118.95 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,406.09 with a loss of –percent or ?138.20 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,353.66 with + percent or  +6.36 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 44,200.72 up with +percent or  +20.67 point at 12:15 PM.