The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,664.20 up with +0.25% percent or +16.70 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,556.50 with a loss of -0.69% percent or –38.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 13,904.50 up with +0.28% or +39.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,600.00 up with +0.33% percent or +12.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
London stocks closed in negative territory on Friday, as weak data and worries about the effect of prolonged lockdowns and travel restrictions knocked sentiment.
The FTSE 100 ended the session down 0.3% at 6,695.07, and the FTSE 250 was off 0.95% at 20,596.91.
Sterling was weaker against its major trading pairs, last falling 0.37% on the dollar to $1.3682 and losing 0.48% against the euro to €1.1236.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,695.07 with a loss of –percent or ?20.35 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,559.57 with a loss of –percent or -31.22 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,873.97 with a loss of –percent or –32.70 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 30,996.98 with a loss of –percent or ?179.03 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,841.47 with a loss of – percent or –11.60 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,543.06 up with + percent or +12.15point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,822.29 up with +percent or +190.84 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,014.50 up with +percent or +566.65 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,612.69 up with + percent or +5.95 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 48,732.37 with a loss of –percent or –146.17 point at 12:15 PM.