The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,832.20 up with +0.19% percent or +13.20 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,103.00 with a loss of -0.06% percent or -3.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 15,170.00 up with +0.13% or +20.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,910.00 up with  +0.44% percent or +17.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

European stock edged ahead on Monday and into record territory as a solid start to the US earnings season provided impetus for investors.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.16% driven with most regional bourses mixed. Markets had taken their cue from record highs in the on Wall Street

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 6,859.87 with a loss of –percent or –140.21 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,165.11   with a loss of –percent or ?131.58 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,129.51 with a loss of  – percent or –238.88 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 33,821.30 with a loss of –percent or –256.33 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,134.94  with a loss of  – percent or –28.32 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,786.27 with a loss of – percent or  -128.50point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 28,503.25 with a loss of –percent or 597.13 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,603.76 with a loss of – percent or –531.97 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,471.96 with a loss of – percent or –0.98 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 47,705.80 with a loss of – percent or –243.62 point at 12:15 PM.