The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,073.80 with a loss of -1.09% percent or -77.70 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,661.00 with +0.12% percent or +8.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 15,687.50 with  a loss of -0.15% or -23.50 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 4,140.00 with -0.43% percent or -18.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Wall Street stocks ended the session in the red following a press conference held by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell.

At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.77% at 34,033.67, while the S&P 500 was 0.54% weaker at 4,223.70 and the Nasdaq Composite saw out the session 0.24% softer at 14,039.68.

The Dow Jones closed 265.66 points lower on Wednesday as eyes were fixed on the Federal Reserve.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,153.43 with a loss of –percent or ?31.52 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,666.26 with + percent or +13.61 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,727.67 with + percent or +17.10 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 33,823.45 with a loss of –percent or –210.22 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,221.86 with a loss of – percent or –1.84 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,161.35 up  with percent or +121.67 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,992.35 with a loss of – percent or ?25.98 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,760.99 up with + percent or +202.40 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,529.88 with percent or +4.27 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 51,902.00 with  percent or ?421.33 point at 12:15 PM.