The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 6,959.20 with +0.32% percent or +22.20 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,495.50 with +0.04% percent or +2.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 15,626.00 with 0.00% or 0.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 4,047.00 up with +0.04% percent or +2.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
London stocks closed in negative territory on Thursday, as investors digested the latest UK jobs data, with energy shares under the cosh amid expectations of rising supply.
The FTSE 100 ended the session down 1.12% at 7,012.02, and the FTSE 250 was off 1.09% at 22,501.25.
Sterling was once again mixed, last trading 0.02% weaker against the dollar at $1.3857, but strengthening 0.2% on the euro to €1.1732.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,012.02 with a loss of –percent or ?79.17 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,493.36 with a loss of – percent or –65.02 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,629.66 with a loss of – percent or –159.32 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 34,987.02 up with +percent or +53.79 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,360.03 with a loss of – percent or – point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,543.13 with a loss of percent or –101.82 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,003.08 with a loss of – percent or –276.01 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,029.95 with percent or +33.68 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,538.65 with a loss of –percent or –25.94 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 53,043.28 with a loss of – percent or 115.57 point at 12:15 PM.