The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,512.50 up with +0.25% percent or +13.50 point . The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,652.00 up  with +1.73% percent or +130.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 12,978.00 up with +0.16% percent or +21.00 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,528.00 up with +0.11%  percent or -+4.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.23% to hit a new 3-months high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.21%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 3.38% or 0.91 points to trade at 27.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Total SA (PA:TOTF) added 1.87% or 0.97 points to end at 52.78 and STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) was up 1.48% or 0.290 points to 19.885 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP), which fell 1.48% or 0.30 points to trade at 20.01 at the close. Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) declined 1.05% or 1.05 points to end at 99.19 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) was down 1.01% or 4.90 points to 480.60.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

 
For the day France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,534.63 up with +0.23% percent or +12.71 point. the FTSE 100 closed at 7,662.52 up with +1.28% percent or +96.77 point.  Germany’s DAX closed at 12,943.06 up with +0.24% percent or +30.85 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,542.54 up with +0.75% percent or +182.33 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,697.79 up with +0.97% percent or +25.87 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,339.91 up  with  +1.00% percent or +73.00 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,497.18 up with +0.39% percent or +88.30 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,842.11 up  with +1.00% percent or +305.97 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,174.26 up  with +0.48% percent or +15.11 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,338.00 up with 0.058% percent or +20.41  point at 12:15 PM.