The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,498.80 up with +0.42% percent or +27.30 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,585.00 with +2.31% percent or +126.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 13,886.00  up with +0.05% or +7.30 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,600.00 up with +0.53% percent or +19.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London equity markets closed in positive territory on Tuesday, with travel and leisure shares on the rise amid vaccines hopes.

The FTSE 100 ended the session up 0.78% at 6,516.65, and the FTSE 250 was 1.46% firmer at 20,690.21.

Sterling was in a mixed state against its major trading pairs, however, last sitting 0.14% weaker on the dollar at $1.3644, while advancing 0.22% against the euro to change hands at €1.1354.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,516.65  up with +0.78% percent or +50.23 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,563.11  up with +1.86% percent or  +101.43 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 13,835.16  up with +1.56% percent or +213.14  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 30,687.48 up with +1.57% percent or  +475.57 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,826.31 up with +1.39% percent or +52.45  point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,612.78 up with  +1.56% percent or +209.38 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,646.50  up with +1.00% percent or +284.33  point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,220.70 with a loss of -0.096% percent or  ?28.00 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,525.91 with a loss of -0.22% percent or -7.78 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 50,295.91  up with +1.00% percent or +498.19 point at 12:15 PM.