FTSE Futures Update : 14 Oct 2021
The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,164.80 up with +0.63% percent or +44.80 point. The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 6,607.50 up with +0.92% percent or +60.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 15,319.00 with +0.43% or +65.00 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 4,096.00 up with +0.59% percent or +24.00 point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
London stocks closed in positive territory on Wednesday, helped along by a strong showing in the housebuilding sector, as investors digested the latest UK GDP reading.
The FTSE 100 ended the session up 0.16% at 7,141.82, and the FTSE 250 was 0.74% firmer at 22,635.27.
Sterling was in the green as well, last rising 0.43% against the dollar to trade at $1.3646, and advancing 0.05% on the euro to €1.1789.
YESTERDAY ACTIVITY
For the day the FTSE 100 closed at 7,141.82 up with +0.16% percent or +11.59 point. France’s CAC 40 closed at 6,597.38 up with +0.75% percent or +0.75% point.Germany’s DAX closed at 15,249.38 up with +0.68% percent or +102.51 point.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 34,377.81 with a loss of –0.0015%percent or –0.53 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 4,363.80 with a loss of –0.30% percent or –13.15 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 14,571.64 up with +0.73% percent or +105.71 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 28,550.93 up with +1.46% percent or +410.65 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 24,962.59 with a loss of -1.43 ercent or -365.5 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,558.30 with a loss of –3,558.30 percent or –3.46 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 61,100.86 up up with +0.60% percent or +363.81 point at 12:15 PM.