The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,029.80 up with +0.28% percent or +19.30 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,429.00 with +0.83% percent or +53.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 15,453.00 with a loss of -0.20% or -30.40 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 4,047.00 up with +0.22% percent or +9.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
London stocks finished in a mixed state again on Thursday, after a session in which the top-flight index struggled for direction.
The FTSE 100 ended the session down 0.1% at 7,019.67, while the FTSE 250 eked out gains of 0.08% to 22,659.04.
Sterling was in the green, last trading 0.44% stronger on the dollar at $1.4181, and gaining 0.41% against the euro to €1.1628.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,019.67 with a loss of –percent or ?7.26 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,435.71 up with +percent or +44.11 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,406.73 with a loss of – percent or –43.99 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 34,464.64 with +percent or +141.59 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,200.88 up with + percent or +4.89 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 13,736.28 with a loss of percent or ?1.72 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at at 29,149.41 with + percent or +600.40 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,119.55 up with + percent or +6.35 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,595.05 with a loss of – percent or ?13.80 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 51,417.53 up with +percent or +302.31 point at 12:15 PM.