The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,703.00 up with +0.36% percent or +24.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,629.00 up with percent or +16.20 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 13,923.50 with +0.29% or +40.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,609.00 up with +0.50% percent or +18.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The FTSE 100 ended the session down 0.22% at 6,720.65, while the FTSE 250 eked out gains of 0.12% to 10,639.34.
Sterling was also mixed, last trading 0.07% lower against the dollar at $1.3581, while gaining 0.02% on the euro to change hands at €1.1247.
“The current environment is not exactly upbeat as things are getting worse with respect to the lockdowns,” said CMC Markets analyst David Madden.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,720.65 with a loss of –percent or ?15.06 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,617.27 up with +percent or +5.58 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,848.35 up with +percent or +60.62 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 30,814.26 with a loss of –percent or -177.26 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,768.25 with a loss of – percent or –27.29 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 12,998.50 with a loss of – percent or -114.14 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,633.46 with a loss of –percent or +391.25 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,536.43 up with +percent or +673.66 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,561.35 with a loss of – percent or ?34.87 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 49,191.27 up with +percent or +627.00 point at 12:15 PM.