The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,477.00 up with -0.06% percent or -4.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,693.20 up with +0.64% percent or +36.20 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 14,055.00 with a loss of -0.16% or -21.90 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,667.00 with a loss of -0.03% percent or -1.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The FTSE 100 ended the session up 0.53% at 6,523.53, and the FTSE 250 was 0.09% firmer at 21,086.55.
Sterling was in the black against its major trading pairs too, last 0.04% stronger against the dollar at $1.3741, and advancing 0.04% on the euro as well to €1.1406.
“Stock markets are showing modest gains this afternoon as dealers are hopeful the Biden administration will sign off on the $1.9trn relief package as a way of stimulating the US economy,” said CMC Markets analyst David Madden.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,523.53 up with +percent or +34.20 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,686.03 up with +percent or +26.77 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 14,059.91 up with + percent or +3.19 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 31,385.76 up with +percent or +237.52 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 3,915.59 up with + percent or +28.76 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,987.64 up with + percent or +131.35 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 29,494.81 up with +percent or +117.65 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,410.90 with + percent or +91.43 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,587.63 with + percent or +55.19 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 51,692.01 up with +percent or +343.24 point at 12:15 PM.