The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,457.56 with a loss of  –0.062% percent or  –3.38 point .The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,728.00 up with +0.65% percent or +50.00 point.  The DAX Futures is trading at 12,890.50 up  with  +0.79% percent or +101.00 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,472.00 up with +0.49% percent or      + 17.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Utilities, Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.06%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.06%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.81% or 0.805 points to trade at 29.485 at the close. Meanwhile, Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PA:SGOB) added 1.68% or 0.73 points to end at 44.10 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) was up 1.43% or 0.29 points to 20.54 in late trade.

 

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,457.56 with a loss of –0.062% percent or –3.38 point.the FTSE 100 closed at 7,712.37 up with +0.33% percent or  +25.57 point.  Germany’s DAX closed at 12,830.07 up with +0.34% percent or  +42.94 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,098.44 with +1.20% percent or +298.46 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,766.96 up with  +0.66% percent or  +18.16 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,675.60 up with +0.49% percent or  +37.74 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,625.73 up with +0.38% percent or +86.19 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 31,259.10 up with +0.53% percent or +165.65 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,115.18  up with +0.031% percent or +0.97 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,178.88 up with +0.79% percent or  275.67 point at 12:15 PM.