The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,576.50  with a loss of -0.21% percent or  -12.00 point . The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,844.00 with a loss of -0.45% percent or -35.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 13,142.00  with a loss of -0.39% percent or  -52.00 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,555.00 with a loss of  -0.53%  percent or -19.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

France equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Technology and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.05% to hit a new 5-year high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.04%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY), which rose 4.54% or 1.82 points to trade at 41.90 at the close. Orange SA (PA:ORAN) added 4.06% or 0.58 points to end at 14.88 and Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) was up 2.75% or 0.355 points to 13.260 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
 
For the day  France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,640.10 up with +0.046% percent or +2.60 point. the FTSE 100 closed at 7,877.45 up with +0.23% percent or  +18.28 point.  Germany’s DAX closed at 13,169.92 up with +0.71% percent or    + 92.20 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 24,834.41  with a loss of -0.72% percent or  -178.88 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,724.44  with a loss of -0.31% percent or -8.57 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,378.46 with a loss of -0.21% percent or  -15.58 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,689.74 with a loss of -1.18% percent or  -270.60 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,852.81  with a loss of -1.22% percent or  -381.54 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,169.68 with a loss of  -1.39% percent or  -44.67 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 34,620.22  with a loss of -0.090% percent or  -31.02  point at 12:15 PM.