The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,380.80 up with +0.84% percent or +53.30 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,390.20 with a loss of -2.14% percent or -117.80 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 13,534.50  up with +0.91% or +122.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,500.00 up with +0.95% percent or +33.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks closed in negative territory on Friday, as worries about the Covid-19 vaccine rollout and Reddit-fuelled market chaos knocked sentiment.

The FTSE 100 ended the session down 1.82% at 6,407.46, and the FTSE 250 was 0.69% weaker at 20,228.58.

Sterling was in the red as well, last losing 0.01% on the dollar to $1.3719, and falling 0.17% against the euro to €1.1299.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,407.46  with a loss of -1.82% percent or – 118.69  point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,399.21  with a loss of -2.02% percent or  111.31 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,432.87  with a loss of -1.71% percent or ?233.06 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 29,982.62 with a loss of -2.03% percent or  ?620.74 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,714.24 with a loss of -1.93% percent or  ?73.14  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,070.69 with  a loss of -2.00% percent or -266.46   point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,091.05  up with +1.55% percent or +427.66  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,962.81 up with 2.40% percent or +679.10 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,505.28 with +0.64% percent or +22.21 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 46,816.98 with +1.15% percent or +531.21 point at 12:15 PM.