The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,025.80 up with +0.08% percent or +5.80 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,307.00 with +0.69% percent or +43.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 15,182.00 up with +0.11% or +17.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,974 up with +0.05% percent or +1 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks finished above the waterline on Today, underpinned by strength in the heavyweight mining sector.

The FTSE 100 ended the session up 1.68% at 7,039.30, and the FTSE 250 was 0.25% firmer at 22,385.90.

Sterling was stronger as well, last trading 0.19% higher against the dollar at $1.3913, and advancing 0.32% on the euro to €1.1596.

 

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,039.30 with percent or +116.13 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,339.47 up with percent or +87.72 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,170.78 up with + percent or +314.30 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,230.34 up with +percent or +97.31 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,167.59 up with + percent or +2.93 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,582.42 with a loss of – percent or –51.08 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 29,321.17 up with + percent or +508.54 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,565.81 up with + percent or +147.83 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,451.29 up with + percent or +4.27 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 48,668.03 with a loss of percent or ?9.52 point at 12:15 PM.