FTSE Futures Update : 01 Sept 2021
The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,133.50 up with +0.52% percent or +37.00 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,685.50 up with +0.01% percent or +1.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 15,878.00 up with +0.22% or +34.90 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 4,211.00 up with +0.71% percent or +30.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Oil and gas stocks were negative on concerns around the impact of Hurricane Ida in the US, while in Asia, China’s factory activity grew at a slower pace in August compared with July.
The official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index for August came in at 50.1, against July’s reading of 50.4. PMI readings above 50 represent expansion.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,119.70 with a loss of –percent or ?28.31 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,680.18 with a loss of – percent or ?7.12 point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,835.09 with a loss of –percent or ?52.22 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 35,360.73 with a loss of –percent or ?39.11 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,522.68 with a loss of – percent or ?6.11 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 15,259.24 with a loss of percent or ?6.65 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,435.91 up with + percent or +346.37 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 26,034.76 up with + percent or +155.45 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,562.51 up with +percent or +18.50 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 57,523.05 with a loss of percent or ?29.34 point at 12:15 PM.