The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,412.41 with a loss of –0.74% percent or  40.41 point .The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at  7,656.50 with a loss of -0.67% percent or -52.00 point.  The DAX Futures is trading at 12,809.50 with a loss of -0.71%percent or -91.00 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,459.00 with a loss of -0.66% percent or  -23.00  point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

France stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Financials and Aerospace & Defense sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.01%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.12%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM), which rose 4.42% or 0.940 points to trade at 22.220 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 1.66% or 0.470 points to end at 28.805 and Sodexo (PA:EXHO) was up 1.42% or 1.18 points to 84.56 in late trade.

 

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY
For the day France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,409.23 with a loss of –0.80% percent or –43.49 point.the FTSE 100 closed at 7,673.58 with a loss of  –0.39% percent or –30.13 point.  Germany’s DAX closed at 12,810.35 with a loss of 0.62% percent or  –80.23 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,201.20 with  a loss of –0.47% percent or –119.53 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,775.63 with a loss of – 0.40% percent or  –11.22 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,695.70  with a loss of -0.11% percent or  –8.09 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,738.61 with a loss of –0.99% percent or –227.77 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 30,440.17 with a loss of –0.93% percent or –284.98 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,044.16 with  a loss of –0.18% percent or –5.64 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,615.53 with a loss of –0.35% percent or  –123.63 point at 12:15 PM.