The CAC 40 Futures is trading at 5,281.37  with a loss of -1.81% percent or -97.60 point. The FTSE 100 Futures is trading at 7,237.30  up with +0.27% percent or +19.80 point. The DAX Futures is trading at 12,002.50  up with +0.51% percent or +60.70 point. The EURO Stoxx 50 Futures trading at 3,328.00 up with +0.48% percent or +16.00 point.

TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS

France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Oil & GasFinancials and Utilities sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 1.81%, while the SBF 120 index declined 1.85%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Sodexo SA (PA:EXHO), which rose 0.39% or 0.40 points to trade at 102.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 74.90 and Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) was down 0.09% or 0.15 points to 161.75 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM), which fell 5.67% or 0.825 points to trade at 13.730 at the close. TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) declined 4.47% or 0.92 points to end at 19.65 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 4.45% or 0.652 points to 14.010.

PREVIOUS DAY ACTIVITY

For the day France’s CAC  40 closed at 5,281.37  with a loss of -1.81% percent or -97.60 point.the FTSE 100 closed at 7,231.04 with a loss of -1.41% percent or -103.15 point.  Germany’s DAX closed at 11,952.41  with a loss of -1.78% percent or -216.33  point.

WORLD MARKETS

For the day the Dow is trading at 25,490.47 with a loss of -1.11% percent or -286.14  point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,822.24 with a loss of -1.19% percent or -34.03 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,628.28  with a loss of -1.58% percent or -122.56 point.

In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,117.22  with a loss of -0.16% percent or -33.92 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 27,390.77 up with +0.45% percent or +123.64   point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 2,855.55  up with +0.11% percent or +3.04 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 39,094.22 up with +0.73% percent or +282.83 point at 12:15 PM.