The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,562.50 up with +0.04% percent or +2.50 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,611.80 up with +0.17% percent or +9.30 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 13,763.00 up with +0.42% or +58.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,568.00 up with +0.51% percent or +18.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks were little changed in early trade on Wednesday after strong gains in the previous session, which saw the FTSE 100 hit its highest level since March as investors cheered the Brexit trade deal and US stimulus package.

At 0850 GMT, the top-flight index was up just 0.1% at 6,607.55, with lawmakers in the UK set to vote on the EU-UK trade deal in parliament later in the day.

Investors were also digesting the latest data from Nationwide, which showed that house prices rose to a six-year high at the end of 2020.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,614.25 up with +percent or +11.60 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,618.71 up with + percent or +6.92 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,764.60 up with +percent or +3.22 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,335.67 with a loss of –percent or ?68.30 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,727.04 with a loss of – percent or ?8.32 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,850.22 with a loss of percent or  -49.20 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 27,444.17 with a loss of –percent or ?123.98 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,147.11 up with +percent or +578.62 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,414.45 up with + percent or +35.42 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 47,746.22 up with +percent or  +133.14point at 12:15 PM.