FTSE Futures Update : 31 August 2021
The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,154.00 up with +0.33% percent or +23.50 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,681.00 up with +0.03% percent or +2.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 15,909.00 up with +0.06% or +9.20 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 4,208.00 up with +0.24% percent or +10.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
The FTSE 100 was unchanged at 7,121.68, with little in the way of corporate news and no UK macro data to move markets as we head towards the Bank Holiday weekend.
Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com, said: “It’s all about today’s Jackson Hole event – lots of talk but ultimately, it’s going to come down to whether Powell talks up the taper or talks it down.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,148.01 up with +percent or +23.03 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,687.30 up with + percent or +5.38 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,887.31 up with +percent or +35.56 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 35,399.84 with a loss of –percent or ?55.96 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,528.79 up with + percent or +19.42 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 15,265.89 up with +percent or +136.39 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,127.45 up with + percent or +338.16 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,673.54 with percent or +134.00 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,538.46 up with + percent or +10.31 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 57,029.00 up with percent or +139.24 point at 12:15 PM.