The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,422.54 up with  +0.24% percent or  +13.12 point . The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,599.00 up with +0.34% percent or +26.00 point. The DAX Futures is trading at +0.27% up with +0.36% percent or +0.27% point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,461.00 up with +0.26% percent or +9.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.24%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.16%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.45% or 0.615 points to trade at 25.730 at the close. Meanwhile, Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) added 1.78% or 1.90 points to end at 108.90 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) was up 1.45% or 7.10 points to 497.30 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Orange SA (PA:ORAN), which fell 2.54% or 0.37 points to trade at 14.20 at the close. Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) declined 2.29% or 1.38 points to end at 58.76 and Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) was down 1.51% or 0.57 points to 37.07.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,422.54 up with +0.24% percent or +13.12 point.  the FTSE 100 closed at 7,626.33 up with +0.34% percent or +25.88 point. Germany’s DAX closed at 12,661.54 up with +0.80% percent or +100.52 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,119.89 up with +0.22% percent or +55.53 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,809.55 up with 0.40% percent or +11.12 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,855.12 up with 0.63%percent or +49.40 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,794.19 up with +0.43% percent or +96.83 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,104.40  with a loss of – 0.27% percent or  -77.28point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,794.67 with  a loss of -0.12% percent or -3.46 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 36,602.02 up with  + 0.22% percent or +82.06 point at 12:15 PM.