CAC Futures Morning Update on 15 May

The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,524.00 with a loss of -0.26% percent or-14.50 point .The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,664.50 with a loss of -0.51% percent or -39.50 point.  The DAX Futures is trading at 12,942.50  with a loss of -0.30% percent or -38.50 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,519.00 with a loss of -0.31%  percent or -11.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Asian stocks pulled back on Tuesday, brushing off a firmer lead from Wall Street, as investors turned cautious after soft Chinese economic data and awaited fresh developments on U.S.-China trade talks and North Korea.

Crude oil prices held near 3-1/2-year highs on supply concerns, while the dollar edged higher, underpinned by a rise in U.S. bond yields.

Spreadbetters expected European stocks to follow their Asian peers lower, with Britain’s FTSE .FTSE , Germany’s DAX .GDAXI and France’s CAC .FCHI all seen shedding 0.2 percent.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
 
For the day France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,540.68 with a loss of -0.023% percent or  -1.25 point. the FTSE 100 closed at 7,710.98 with a loss of  -0.18% percent or  -13.57 point.  Germany’s DAX closed at 12,977.71  with  a loss of -0.18% percent or -23.53 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,899.41 up with +0.27% percent or +68.24 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,730.13 up with +0.088% percent or +2.41 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,411.32 up with +0.11% percent or +8.43 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,818.02 with a loss of -0.21% percent or -47.84 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 31,209.08 with a loss of -1.05% percent or -332.00 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,188.69 up with +0.46% percent or +14.65 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,775.88 up  with +0.62% percent or  +219.17  point at 12:15 PM.