The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,558.80 with a loss of -0.12% percent or -7.70 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,553.00 with a loss of -0.06% percent or -3.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 13,319.00  with  a loss of -0.15% or -20.30 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,523.00 with a loss of -0.25% percent or -9.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

European shares finished on a mixed note on Wednesday as investors took heart from positive Covid-19 vaccine news in the US, offset by uncertainty ahead of a key meeting between the UK Prime Minister and European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, to thrash out a Brexit deal.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.32% to 394.9 with the German Dax 0.47% stronger at 13,340.26, although the FTSE Mibtel dipped 0.38% to 21,969.59.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,564.29 up with +percent or  +5.47 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,546.82 with a loss of – percent or  -13.85 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,340.26 up with +percent or  +61.77 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,068.81 with a loss of –percent or –105.07 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,672.82 with a loss of – percent or –29.43 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,338.95  with a loss of – percent or  ?243.82 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 26,756.24 with a loss of –percent or  ?61.70 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,378.19 with a loss of –percent or -124.65 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,372.77 with + percent or +0.81 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 45,736.13  with a loss of –percent or  ?367.37 point at 12:15 PM.