The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,194.00 up with +0.70% percent or +36.00 point.The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,196.507,155.50 up with +0.08% percent or +6.10 point.  The DAX Futures is trading at 11,446.30  up with +0.19% percent or +22.20 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,264.50  up with +0.18% percent or +6.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic MaterialsIndustrials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.00% to hit a new 3-months high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.01%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY), which rose 3.61% or 1.14 points to trade at 32.71 at the close. Meanwhile, Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) added 1.73% or 0.335 points to end at 19.755 andDanone SA (PA:DANO) was up 1.38% or 0.92 points to 67.80 in late trade.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,195.95  up with +0.69% percent or +35.43 point.the FTSE 100 closed at 7,228.62  up with +0.69% percent or +49.45 point.  Germany’s DAX closed at 11,401.97 up with +0.82% percent or +92.76 point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,954.44 up with +0.24% percent or +63.12 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,784.70 up with  +0.18% percent or +4.94 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,489.07 up with +0.031% percent or +2.30 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,464.23 up with +0.15% percent or +32.74 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 28,578.20  up with +0.22% percent or +64.15 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,748.62   with a loss of -0.46% percent or -12.60 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 35,851.25 up with +0.27% percent or +94.99 point at 12:15 PM.