The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,171.00  up with +1.49% percent or +76.00 point . The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,031.50 up with +0.75% percent or +52.50 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 11,680.50  up with +1.22% percent or +141.00 point . The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures is trading at 3,225.00  up with +1.25%  percent or +40.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

Asian shares staged a rebound on Friday to set course for their first gains in two weeks, with Shanghai managing a modest recovery from a rout that saw its shares crumble to near 4 year lows.

The strong gains soothed investor sentiment, which was hit after a major volatility index, seen as Wall Street’s fear gauge, rose to an eight-month high.

European shares are seen following suit, with spreadbetters expecting London’s FTSE (FTSE) to open up 0.4 percent, and Frankfurt’s DAX (GDAXI) and Paris’ CAC (FCHI) 1.0 percent.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day France’s CAC 40 closed at 5,106.37  with a loss of -1.92% percent or  -99.84 point. the FTSE 100 closed at 7,006.93  with a loss of -1.94% percent or  -138.81 point.  Germany’s DAX closed at 11,539.35  with a loss of  -1.48% percent or -173.15 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,052.83  with a loss of -2.13% percent or -545.91 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,728.37 with  a loss of -2.06% percent or -57.31 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,329.06  with a loss of  -1.25% percent or -92.99 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 22,694.66 with +0.46% percent or +103.80 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 25,711.91   up with +1.76% percent or +445.54 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,607.49  up with +0.93% percent or +24.04 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 34,692.41  up with +2.03% percent or  +691.26 point at 12:15 PM.