The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,360.80 with a loss of -0.29% percent or -18.70 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,579.00 up with +1.27% percent or +70.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 13,350.00 with a loss of -0.22% or -30.10 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,515.00 with a loss of -0.37% percent or -13.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks closed in positive territory on Tuesday, with sentiment underpinned by vaccine hopes and solid UK and China manufacturing data.

The FTSE 100 ended the session up 1.89% at 6,384.73, and the FTSE 250 was 2.63% firmer at 19,844.81.

Sterling was in a mixed state, last rising 0.59% on the dollar to $1.3401, but weakening 0.3% against the euro to €1.1136.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,384.73 up with +percent or  +118.54 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,581.64 up with + percent or +63.09 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,382.30 up with +percent or +91.14 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,823.92 up with +percent or +185.28 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,662.45 up with + percent or  +40.82 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,355.11 up with + percent or +156.37 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 26,800.98 up with +percent or  +13.44 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,526.98 with a loss of –percent or -40.70 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,450.03 with a loss of – percent or –1.13 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 44,526.46 with a loss of –percent or  –128.98 point at 12:15 PM.