The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,059.50 with a loss of -0.06% percent or -4.50 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,553.50 with +0.05% percent or +3.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 15,623.50 with a loss of -0.15% or -23.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 4,070.00 up with +0.06% percent or +2.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
European shares closed out the week on a mixed note even as a better-than-expected US non-farm payrolls report for June stoked risk appetite.
“Despite expectations of a major selloff, one stubbornly refuses to arrive, even when the Fed appeared to invoke a major change in policy,” said IG chief market analyst Chris Beauchamp.
“Such a resilient market is great for most investors, but will not do much for bank trading revenues, something that may crop up as earnings season gets underway in two weeks’ time.”
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,123.27 with a loss of –percent or 1.89 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,552.86 with a loss of – percent or ?0.96 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,650.09 up with + percent or +46.28 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 34,786.35 with +percent or +152.82 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,352.34 up with + percent or +32.40 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,639.32 up with + percent or +116.95 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,593.05 with a loss of – percent or –190.23 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,107.49 with a loss of – percent or –202.93 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,516.54 with a loss of –percent or –2.22 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 52,828.92 up with + percent or point at 12:15 PM.