The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,480.50  with a loss of -0.17% percent or -9.50 point .  The DAX Futures is trading at 12,771.50 with a loss of -0.39%  percent or-49.50 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,486.00   with a loss of -0.31%  percent or -11.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 4.59% to 12.12.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.08% or 1.00 to $1305.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.30% or 0.20 to hit $67.45 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.10% or 0.07 to trade at $73.06 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.32% to 1.1955, while EUR/GBP fell 0.20% to 0.8790.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 92.52

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
 
For the day France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,529.22 up with +0.16% percent or +8.73 point. the FTSE 100 closed at 7,537.69  with a loss of  -0.077% percent or  -5.84 point.  Germany’s DAX closed at 12,802.25  up with +1.51% percent or +190.14 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 23,924.98  with a loss of -0.72% percent or -174.07 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,635.67  with a loss of -0.72% percent or -19.13 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,100.90  with a loss of  -0.42% percent or -29.81 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,472.78  with a loss of -0.16% percent or -35.25 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,329.31   with a loss of  -1.26% percent or -388.52 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,100.86  up with +0.64% percent or  +19.68 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,094.74 with a loss of -0.23% percent or -82.50  point at 12:15 PM.