The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,049.50 with +0.03% percent or +2.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,633.50 with +0.08% percent or +5.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 15,584.00 up with  +0.04% or +5.50 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 4,114.00 with +0.12% percent or +5.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

London stocks closed in positive territory on Today, despite worries about inflation, as Morrisons led supermarkets higher after rejecting a £5.5bn takeover offer.

The FTSE 100 ended the session up 0.64% at 7,062.29, and the FTSE 250 was 0.6% firmer at 22,457.08.

YESTERDAY ACTIVITY

For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,109.97 with +0.51% percent or +35.91 point. France’s CAC  40 closed at 6,631.15 up with +1.22% percent or +80.08 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,589.23 up with +0.86% percent or +132.84 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 34,196.82 up with +0.95% percent or +322.58 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,266.49 up with +0.58% percent or +24.65 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,369.71 with +0.69% percent or +97.98 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 29,066.18 up with +0.66% percent or +190.95 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,274.96 with +1.36% percent or +392.50point. China’s Shanghai  Composite is trading at 3,606.85 up with 1.13% percent or +40.20 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 52,797.43 with +0.19% percent or +98.43  point at 12:15 PM.