The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,883.50 with a loss of -0.91% percent or -63.30 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,555.50 with a loss of -1.66% percent or -110.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 15,275.00 with  a loss of -1.02% or -157.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 4,024.00 with -1.01% percent or -41.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks closed well into negative territory on Today, weighed down by inflation concerns and disappointing retail sales data.

The FTSE 100 ended the session down 1.9% at 7,017.47, and the FTSE 250 lost 0.94% at 22,324.19.

Sterling was also in the red, last down 0.77% on the dollar at $1.3815, and 0.51% weaker against the euro at €1.1633.

 

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,017.47 with a loss of –percent or ?135.96 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,569.16 with a loss of – percent or ?97.10 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,448.04 with percent or ?279.63 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 33,290.08 with a loss of –percent or ?533.37 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,166.45 with a loss of – percent or –55.41 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,030.38  with a loss of percent or –130.97 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,010.93 with a loss of – percent or –953.15 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,429.72 with a loss of – percent or –371.55 point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,528.65 up with percent or +3.55 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 52,126.15 with a loss of – percent or ?218.30 point at 12:15 PM.